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Pharmacist is a profession whose existence is needed by community. However, within the community of pharmacy itself, the presence of pharmacist is quite alarming. One of the causes of low pharmacist who desire to practice in the community of pharmacy is the low level of professional fee offered. This study aimed to describe professional fee received by pharmacist and the workload of pharmacist in Sleman. This study was a descriptive non-experimental that was conducted in Sleman in August 2017. Population of this study was a pharmacist who practiced in community of pharmacy in Sleman. Total of 170 respondents from 128 pharmacies were involved in this research. However, 6 questionnaires cannot be analyzed because it is not completely filled. The highest amount of professional fee is between Rp 2.000.000-Rp 3.000.000. Almost all respondents (78%) stated the amount of professional fee that was received was not as expected. The workload of pharmacists is not so heavy and most of the patient are self medication. Pharmacists at the community of pharmacy should be able to show a better work performace, which is shown by increasing pharmacy revenues to get a better rewards.

Objective Antibiotic resistance is a global concern. One of the factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance is antibiotic self‐medication. This study aims to describe the type and class of antibiotics in self‐medication behaviour among non‐medical practitioners in Cirebon City, Indonesia. Methods A Cross‐Sectional study was conducted in the five biggest pharmacies of each Cirebon sub‐district. The data were collected by a questionnaire that was filled by respondents. The samples were 261 respondents, recruited by the consecutive sampling technique. The data are presented using descriptive statistics of respondents' characteristics, class and generic name of antibiotics self‐medication. Key findings The three highest class of antibiotics purchased by respondents were penicillins (47.9%), cephalosporins (14.1%) and aminoglycosides (11.9%). From the generic name of antibiotics, most respondents purchased amoxicillin (47.9%), gentamicin (11.9%) and cefadroxil (10.7%). Conclusions Penicillins were the most purchased class of antibiotics in self‐medication, and amoxicillin is the generic name of penicillin that was most widely used in self‐medication among non‐medical practitioners in Cirebon City, Indonesia. Health promotion and government regulation are needed to increase public awareness to prevent unprescribed antibiotic consumption.

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on health workers’ mental health. Health workers in Indonesia have received COVID-19 vaccines to get protection against COVID-19 infection and reduce anxiety while on duty. AIM: This study aims to determine anxiety disorder in health workers at public health centers who have received COVID-19 vaccines. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at six public health centers in Tegal district, Indonesia. Data were collected using questionnaire that given to health workers who had vaccinated COVID-19. Anxiety disorder was determined with generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire. RESULTS: There were 137 samples who participated in this study, consisted of 83.2% of women and 16.8% of men. The majority of the samples were 30−39 years old (41.6%), married (93.4%), and midwife (44.5%). There were 6.6% of samples had mild anxiety and others were normal (93.4%). CONCLUSION: COVID-19 vaccination program for health workers can reduce anxiety when providing health services. However, assistance is still needed for health workers who have mild anxiety disorder to prevent prolonged symptoms and more severe mental health condition.