Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Compliance wiyh long-term medication is the key  to tuberculosis control. It also has become a complex and dynamic phenomenon with various factors that are impactful on the patients’ behavior of taking drugs. This non experimental observation research aims to measure the patients’ compliance level of using anti-tuberculosis drugs in puskesmas (Community Health Center) Tombulilato. Relying on the cross-sectional design, this study collected the data from qualitative approach and employing the purposive sampling technique in selecting 38 respondents suffering from tuberculosis aged 15-75 years. Further, the collected data were processed using the SPSS program and were  analyzed  utilizing the univariate analysis. The results reveal that the respondents in the site area are categorized as “being compliant” in using anti-tuberculosis drugs, with the percentage 86,8%.

Rosella flower is a plant with an antioxidant effect because it contains anthocyanins included in the flavonoid group. Therefore, it is essential to develop rosella flower extract in the form of soap preparations. This present work formulated and evaluated transparent solid soap preparations with 70% ethanol extract. This laboratory experimental research analyzed transparent solid soap preparations that were made of three formulas with different concentrations of active substances, namely FI (0.5%), FII (1%), FIII (2%). In addition, the evaluation of solid soap preparations involved organoleptic observations (smell, color, shape), pH test, foam height test, and irritation test on volunteers' skin. The results of quality inspection of organoleptic preparations indicated that the higher the concentration of the active substance in solid soap preparations, the less transparent the soap looks; the pH test produced 10.63-11.43; the initial foam height test resulted in 80 mm, and the final rest got 70 mm, 60 mm, and 50 mm; skin irritation tested to volunteers showed a negative reaction. The formulation in this study was formula 1, which produced the best transparent soap. It is concluded that FI, FII, and FIII soap with 70% ethanol extract of rosella flowers can be formulated as transparent solid soap.

Low Quality Assurance in Pharmacy Award Ipilo Gorontalo include pharmaceutical, security, procurement, storage, and distribution or drug delivery, drug management, on a prescription drug services, drug information services, as well as drug development, medicinal materials and traditional medicine. The impact of the implementation of activities in the pharmacy pharmacy services Anugerah Ipilo errors may occur treatment (medication errors) in the service process. Quality Assurance (QA) is one dimension that is used in the measurement of quality of service, where the application of QA in pharmacies Ipilo Award aims to provide quality assurance of pharmaceutical products and the quality of services provided to patients. This research is descriptive, the source of primary data obtained from the questionnaires with QA standard indicator framework on pharmaceutical services in pharmacies Anugerah Ipilo. The assessment results then classified based on criteria appropriate, relatively appropriate and not appropriate. The results showed that the Quality Assurance (Quality Assurance) on the quality of the equipment and the safety assurance of Pharmaceutical Services in Pharmacy Award Ipilo there are seven questions (70%) had a very good criteria, three questions (30%) had a good criterion. Quality Assurance (Quality Assurance) on the Process of Pharmaceutical Services in Pharmacy Award Ipilo there are 4 questions (40%) had a very good criteria, one question (10%) had a pretty good and 5 questions (50%) had less good. Pharmacies merely focused on the administration and management of medication alone is not the overall pharmacy services, in addition because the pharmacy Anugerah Ipilo prefer the function of the economy (business) rather than its social function, which pharmacies are required to gain / profit in business.

One of the curative efforts often carried out by the community is self-medication. Self-medication is one of the efforts in treating symptoms of illness or illness that is being suffered by someone without consulting a doctor in advance. Self-medication in its implementation cannot be separated from the use of traditional medicine and modern medicine. This study aimed to measured the correlation between the knowledge and attitude of the people of Tontulow village, North Sulawesi, regarding the tradisional medicine and modern medicine towards their act of selecting the type of medicine for self-medication. This study was an observational study with a cross sectional design. The sampling technique was performed by cluster sampling method. The instrument of  the study was using questionnaire. For normality tes used Klomogrov-Smirnov test while for the correlation test used Pearson test. The number of participants were 83 respondents. Most of the people of Tontulow village have a sufficient level of knowledge regarding the traditional medicine and modern medicine, as many as 67 respondents (80.7%) with their attitude tended to be positive towards both medicine type. There was a correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding the tradisional medicine and modern medicine towards the act of selecting medicine type (the result of Pearson test: significance value 0,05)

ABSTRAKManajemen pengelolaan obat adalah susunan kegiatan yang dilaksanakan secara optimal dan berhubungan dengan aspek perencanaan, pengadaan, penyimpanan, distribusi serta pemusnahan obat agar kebenaran banyaknya juga macam pembekalan perawatan serta pengobatan dapat tercapai. Berdasarkan observasi awal yang dilakukan, masih terdapat masalah terhadap pengelolaan sediaan farmasi dan bahan medis habis pakai, dimana masih terdapat kekosongan dari ketersediaannya. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui manajemen pengelolaan logistik sediaan farmasi serta perbekalan kesehatan yang meliputi perencanaan, pengadaan, penyimpanan, pendistribusian, dan pemusnahan di Instalasi Farmasi Kota Gorontalo. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain pengamatan deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dimana data primer diperoleh dari angket berdasarkan Petunjuk Teknis yang dikeluarkan oleh Kemenkes, dan data sekunder berasal dari penelusuran dokumen. Berdasarkan hasil yang didapatkan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pada proses perencanaan dan penyimpanan sediaan farmasi di Instalasi Farmasi Kota Gorontalo belum sesuai dengan standar yang ditetapkan oleh Kemenkes, sedangkan proses pengadaan, pendistribusian dan pemusnahan sudah sesuai dengan standar Kemenkes.Kata Kunci: Pengelolaan, Obat, IFKG ABSTRACTDrug management is a set of optimally conducted activities related to the aspects of drug planning, procurement, storing, distribution, and extermination. This was done to achieve the proper drug amount, types, supply, maintenance, and medication. Earlier observstion revealed problems in managing pharmaceutical stock and consumables, where some of the stocks are empty. This qualitative descriptive research focus on identifying pharmaceutical logistic stock and health supplies comprising drug planning, procurement, storing, distribution, and extermination in the pharmaceutical unit of Gorontalo. The primary data were obtained from questionnaires based on technical guidance by the health ministry while the secondary were obtained from related documents. Based on the findings, the pharmaceutical stock planning and storing process at the pharmacy unit did not meet the health ministry standards, which is opposite to the procurement, distribution, and extermination process.Keywords: Management, Medicine, IFKG