Pharmacist Behavior of Halal Labelization on Pharmaceutical Product

Abstract

The survey of the research and development center of Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) of Indonesia in 2013 concluded that public awareness to consume halal products was at a high level. Although the government guaranteed halal products for the customer, the implementation is still not fully implemented. “Halal” status of the pharmaceutical product in Indonesia is still in doubt. The indicator is that 90 percent of the pharmaceutical industry's raw materials are imported materials, that have no guaranteed halal system for these products. In particular, pharmacists have an important role in the preparation of halal pharmaceutical products. Therefore, a study conducted to analyze the pharmacists' behavior regarding halal labeling of pharmaceutical products. This study focused on the behavior of pharmacists in Malang City who are members of the Indonesian Pharmacist Association/Ikatan Apoteker Indonesia (IAI) with the survey method. The objective of this study was to obtain an overview of the perception of the pharmacist on halal labeling in pharmaceutical products in Malang City. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics ware used to analyze data. The results showed that pharmacists in the city of Malang accepted and strongly agree on halal labeling of pharmaceutical products.

Analysis of pharmacists’ knowledge and attitude in the pharmaceutical industry of halal certification and their readiness to produce halal medicine

“…With so much request for halal drugs, the pharmaceutical industry must adjust to these conditions by producing halal drugs; otherwise, it will die by itself because the products are not needed by customers. This research is in line with that conducted by Syahrir and the authors (2019), which states that the acceptance/attitude of pharmacists regarding halal drugs strongly agrees with the 89% index (Syahrir et al, 2019).…”

“…Although jobs in the pharmaceutical industry are harder than in services, especially for female pharmacists, there are still more women who are interested in the industry because there are more female pharmacists in the East Java region. There were 76% of pharmacists in the East Java region were women based on data from the Indonesian Pharmacists Association of East Java (Syahrir et al, 2019). Syahrir's research that was carried out in various pharmaceutical practice settings also shows that 86% of respondents are female (Syahrir et al, 2019).…”

“…There were 76% of pharmacists in the East Java region were women based on data from the Indonesian Pharmacists Association of East Java (Syahrir et al, 2019). Syahrir's research that was carried out in various pharmaceutical practice settings also shows that 86% of respondents are female (Syahrir et al, 2019). The practice conditions are related to the existing policies in Indonesia, namely the minimum requirement of three pharmacists in the pharmaceutical industry starting from the existence of Government Regulation number 51 of 2009 concerning pharmaceutical work (Syahrir et al, 2019).…”

“…Syahrir's research that was carried out in various pharmaceutical practice settings also shows that 86% of respondents are female (Syahrir et al, 2019). The practice conditions are related to the existing policies in Indonesia, namely the minimum requirement of three pharmacists in the pharmaceutical industry starting from the existence of Government Regulation number 51 of 2009 concerning pharmaceutical work (Syahrir et al, 2019). The regulation states that the person in charge of production, quality control, and quality assurance must be a pharmacist.…”

“…These efforts can increase patient satisfaction and the trust that they have for their chosen medical services (Khan & Shaharuddin, 2015). Consulting services to find out halal information about the pharmaceutical preparations of products is part of a must-have skill for pharmacists (Syahrir, Rahem & Prayoga, 2019). Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse the knowledge and attitude of pharmacists towards halal certification and their readiness to produce halal medicine.…”