Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging

Demand of halal medicine in the world is an interesting issue to be discussed, considering that there are still many medicines that are intended to contain impermissible  (haram) ingredients. The halal medicine depends on the active ingredients and additives of medicine, including the production pro...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahem
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Halal Product and Research
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JHPR/article/view/10510
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description Demand of halal medicine in the world is an interesting issue to be discussed, considering that there are still many medicines that are intended to contain impermissible  (haram) ingredients. The halal medicine depends on the active ingredients and additives of medicine, including the production process and storage of medicine. Alcoholic medicine are a polemic in the community, especially about halal medicine. This study aims to identify the alcohol content of syrup preparations in Yakersuda Pharmacy of Bangkalan. An observational study was conducted to observe alcohol content on secondary medicine packaging. The results showed that there were 8 (eight) items of medicine which listed the alcohol content in the secondary packaging, namely: Actifed Plus Dry Cough + Colds with alcohol content (9.9%); Actifed Plus Expektoran (6.93%); Benacol DTM (4%); Benacol Syr (4%); OBH Combi Syr Phlegm (2%); Vicks formula 44 (10%); and Woods Exp Syr (6%). The conclusion is alcohol content in medicine at the Yakersuda Pharmacy more then 1%. Medicines that do not include the composition of alcohol cannot be sure the drug is alcohol free.
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spelling doaj-art-457741f9d88b4e70b5cf24d1e5b0dce32024-12-17T03:30:02ZengUniversitas AirlanggaJournal of Halal Product and Research2654-94092654-97782018-12-0112444910.20473/jhpr.vol.1-issue.2.44-498341Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packagingAbdul Rahem0Sekretaris pada PusatRisetdanPengembanganProduk Halal UniversitasAirlangga Dosen pada FakultasFarmasiUniversitasAirlangga Gedung Kahuripan 203 Jl. Mulyorejo, Kampus C Universitas Airlangga Surabaya 60115Demand of halal medicine in the world is an interesting issue to be discussed, considering that there are still many medicines that are intended to contain impermissible  (haram) ingredients. The halal medicine depends on the active ingredients and additives of medicine, including the production process and storage of medicine. Alcoholic medicine are a polemic in the community, especially about halal medicine. This study aims to identify the alcohol content of syrup preparations in Yakersuda Pharmacy of Bangkalan. An observational study was conducted to observe alcohol content on secondary medicine packaging. The results showed that there were 8 (eight) items of medicine which listed the alcohol content in the secondary packaging, namely: Actifed Plus Dry Cough + Colds with alcohol content (9.9%); Actifed Plus Expektoran (6.93%); Benacol DTM (4%); Benacol Syr (4%); OBH Combi Syr Phlegm (2%); Vicks formula 44 (10%); and Woods Exp Syr (6%). The conclusion is alcohol content in medicine at the Yakersuda Pharmacy more then 1%. Medicines that do not include the composition of alcohol cannot be sure the drug is alcohol free.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JHPR/article/view/10510alcoholhalalproductpackaging
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Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
Journal of Halal Product and Research
alcohol
halal
product
packaging
title Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
title_full Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
title_fullStr Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
title_full_unstemmed Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
title_short Identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
title_sort identification of alcohol content in medicines at the pharmacy through observation on secondary packaging
topic alcohol
halal
product
packaging
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JHPR/article/view/10510
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