The use of traditional/herbal medicines is prevalent among Indonesians. However, the description such adolescents scarce. This study aimed to describe profile traditional medicine used by adolescents. conducted a descriptive survey as preliminary proposed research explore adolescent intentions and behavior in medicines. Respondents were students SMK Farmasi Teladan Demak. Data obtained from 78 ...

DEAR EDITOR, World Health Organization defines a counterfeit medicine as the one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/ or source. It incorporates both branded and generic products and even includes products with correct/ wrong/insufficient/no active ingredients, or fake packaging. However, the European Union has proposed falsified medicines as a more ap...

BACKGROUND In India, 50-65% of the population face difficulties in accessing medicines. The Health Impact Fund (HIF) is a novel proposal whereby pharmaceutical companies would be paid based on the measured global health impact of their drugs. We conducted a key stakeholder analysis to explore access to medicines in India, acceptability of the HIF and potential barriers and facilitators at polic...

Drugs or medicines are those which used for treatment, diagnosis, mitigation and prevention of diseases. But it’s very expensive. Not all but lower middle class people taking treatment is difficult because the cost medicines. Many deaths caused patient cannot afford The entry generic in market brought a revolutionary change healthcare system share continuously increasing. poor needy sections so...

The behavior of self-medication in Indonesian society is quite large and one the classes drugs that can be used for traditional medicine. use medicine influenced by knowledge attitudes community. This research aims to determine relationship between towards patterns community Denpasar City. method was an observational analytic cross-sectional study. location this study city Denpasar, with time t...

Counterfeit drugs have been purposefully and falsely mislabeled in terms of their identity and/or source both branded generic products. The use these can lead to reduced safety efficacy that may result adverse events. This study aimed assess the extent Filipinos’ awareness identifying counterfeit medicines, its association with sociodemographic characteristics respondents. A quantitative cross-...

BACKGROUND This study examines the portrayals of soft drinks in popular American movies as a potential vehicle for global marketing and an indicator of covert product placement. METHODS We conducted a content analysis of America's top-ten grossing films from 1991 through 2000 that included portrayals of beverages (95 movies total). Coding reliabilities were assessed with Cohen's kappa, and ex...

Poor-quality medicines present a serious public health problem, particularly in emerging economies and developing countries, and may have a significant impact on the national clinical and economic burden. Attention has largely focused on the increasing availability of deliberately falsified drugs, but substandard medicines are also reaching patients because of poor manufacturing and quality-con...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES Package leaflets are necessary for safe use of medicines. The aims of the present study were: 1) to assess the compliance between the content of the package leaflets and the specifications of the pharmaceutical regulations; and 2) to identify potential safety issues for patients. DESIGN AND SETTING Qualitative descriptive study, involving all the package leaflets of bra...