Rational Drug Use has several indicators, one of which is service indicators, where service indicators will play a role in increasing rational drug use so that it can support the success of treatment to achieve a better quality of life and patient welfare. The purpose of this study was to determine rational drug use in the city of Semarang based on service indicator parameters. This research is a descriptive-analytic with a cross-sectional design, data collection is done prospectively with a direct observation approach and direct interviews with respondents. The number of respondents was 744 patients (372 at Puskesmas N and 372 at Puskesmas TK who were taken by consecutive sampling. The data were processed using the Mann-Whitney statistical test with a p-value <0.05. The results of this study indicate that the use of drugs in Puskesmas N and Puskesmas TK There is a significant difference with a p-value <0.05. In the meantime of medical consultation 5-11 minutes; the average time for drug preparation 10-16 minutes; the percentage of drug delivery suitability is 100%; the percentage of adequate labeling is 100% and the percentage of knowledge Patients at the puskesmas approach rationality and there are differences in services between the two Puskesmas. The government needs to increase the number of pharmacists and improve infrastructure, especially in terms of drug counseling at each puskesmas so that it is hoped that patient knowledge of the drug regimen to be consumed will increase.

Rational drug use (RDU) is an indicator to evaluates a treatment given to patients, like proper medication, precise diagnosis, precise dosing. Community Health Center (CHC) has the risk of irrational drug use. In this study, researchers selected N and BL CHC, aiming to evaluate the prescribing indicators based on three diseases which are non-pneumonia acute respiratory infection (ARI), non-specific diarrhea and myalgia, and the facility indicators with DOEN (list of essential national medicines) availability and 20 mandatory drugs. This research was a descriptive-analytical study with cross-sectional methods where the data retrieval of the prescribing is taken from January to December 2018. The study used the normality test and homogeneity test before independent sample T-test, from the third outcome of the test, the N and BL CHC could be said to differ significantly of RDU. It can be concluded that rational drug use is reviewed from a prescribing indicator based on disease and facility indicator. The results of RDU are rational in N CHC, in contrast with BL CHC which is not rational with the results of the RDU in N CHC is 101.44% and BL CHC is 89.81%. The results of N CHC is better than BL CHC, which both CHCs have fulfilled the target of the government, for 68% in 2018. In both CHCs for the facility indicator, there are a DOEN and 20 essential medicines.

Learning process evaluation of Interprofessional Education (IPE) was crucial to determine the implementation process’s success. The evaluation can be done by researching student attitudes in IPE activities. Research on students' attitudes in medical education and pharmacy study programs is expected to be a guideline for the IPE curriculum drafting team at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang, to develop future IPE learning activities. The study design was observational analytic with a cross-sectional method involving all medical and pharmacy students of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung who had participated in a Small Group Discussion with TB management and met the inclusion criteria. Data collection was carried out in August 2020 using an online google form questionnaire. Data obtained through the Scale of Attitudes Toward Psychic-Pharmacist Collaboration questionnaire contains 16 questions tested for validity and reliability. Questions were answered using a 4-point Likert Scale. The statistical test analysis results on the total score of the collaboration attitude scale using the Mann Whitney Test was a p-value of 0.000. The median total score of medical and pharmacy students was 47.00 and 56.00, respectively. The p-value indicates a significant difference between the total scores of medical and pharmacy students. Based on the analysis results, the study shows significant differences in collaboration attitudes. Medical education students fall into the "moderate" category and pharmacy students in the "high" category. The pharmacy students have a more positive collaboration attitude than medical education students toward future collaborative relationships.

Prolanis merupakan pendekatan sistem pelayanan kesehatan yang dilaksanakan terintegrasi dengan melibatkan peserta, fasilitas kesehatan dan BPJS Kesehatan dalam rangka pemeliharaan kesehatan bagi peserta menderita penyakit kronis untuk mencapai kualitas hidup yang optimal dengan pembiayaan efektif dan efisien. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah memberikan pemahaman kepatuhan obat, utamanya dalam mengontrol indeks glikemik kontrol. Kegiatan ini menggunakan metode edukasi dengan penyuluhan satu arah pada pasien lansia prolanis Puskesmas Halmahera Semarang. Hasil kegiatan ini mengungkapkan adanya peningkatan kepatuhan obat pada pasien lansia prolanis pada penyakit kronis.

<p><span lang="EN-US">Indonesia merupakan negara di Asia Tenggara yang memiliki nilai penemuan obat palsu yang cukup tinggi. Adanya penemuan peredaran obat palsu di Kota Semarang menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan terkait obat palsu, sikap dan perilaku tenaga kefarmasian selaku penanggung jawab pelayanan kefarmasian menjadi sangat penting. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan, sikap dengan perilaku tenaga kefarmasian terhadap peredaran obat palsu di apotek kota Semarang. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yang bersifat observasi, yang dilakukan dengan pengambilan data secara <em>cross sectional</em>. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Tenaga Kefarmasian (apoteker dan tenaga teknis kefarmasian) yang bekerja di apotek wilayah kota semarang dengan sampel sebanyak 80 orang. Pengambilan data menggunakan lembar<em> google form</em>. Data dianalisis menggunakan <em>uji chi-square</em>. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan pengetahuan tenaga kefarmasian dengan perilaku terkait obat palsu didapatkan nilai p sebesar 0,234, sedangkan hubungan sikap dengan perilaku tenaga kefarmasian terhadap obat palsu didapatkan nilai sebesar p= 0,019. Berdasarkan data tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan perilaku tenaga kefarmasian terhadap obat palsu di apotek kota semarang, tetapi terdapat hubungan antara sikap dengan perilaku tenaga kefarmasian terhadap obat palsu di kota semarang. Perlu adanya penelitian lebih lanjut untuk menggambarkan mengenai perilaku Tenaga Kefarmasian di Apotek sebagai peran untuk pencegahan dan evaluasi obat palsu di bidang kefarmasian.</span></p>

Implementation of pharmacists services provided in all pharmacies must meet the standard of pharmaceutical services guidelines, including the provision of drug information. The study aims to compare the patient's perception of drug counseling services by pharmacy staff based on the type of pharmacy ownership (franchise/non-franchise) in Semarang. This research is an observational study with a cross-sectional design. Samples were taken of 286 respondents with a quota sampling technique. Data were collected using an online google form questionnaire tested for validity and reliability. The statistical analysis results used the Mann-Whitney test with a p-value of <0.05. There is no significant difference between the patient's perception of the drug information counseling services by pharmacy staff at the franchise or non-franchise pharmacies in Semarang with a p-value of 0.264. This study also found that the standard information given by pharmacy staff is healthy eating and education about antibiotics used in the common cold. In addition, only 55% of respondents were sure that the pharmacy staff who gave them drug information in pharmacies was a pharmacist. Consequently, we humbly recommend that pharmacists consistently wear their pharmacist identification.

Objective: This review aimed to explore the potential approachto continuing education and training the community pharmacists to equip them to support mental health consumers in lowmiddle- income countries. Materials and Methods: A systematic search strategy was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). Search terms related to mental health, training program, and community pharmacist were used in three major databases (i.e.,PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus), retrieving a total of 5575 articles. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria. Results and Discussion: There was evidence that shortduration delivery and non-direct contact training with patient diagnosed with mental illness (consumer educator or peer-level-educator) have the same effect as long training delivery and direct contact intervention. Consumer educator or peer-level-educator in mental health training programs are key factors to improved mental health knowledge, attitudes, and pharmaceutical care service of community pharmacists. Conclusion: Flexible nondirected delivery methods using video footage of expert and mental health patients were preferred for a low-cost program accessible to a large community pharmacy workforce which can be applicable in developing countries. However, there is an urgent need for further studies to clarify actual changes in the attitude of and daily service by pharmacists after participating in a mental health training program. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 22 No. 02 April’23 Page : 284-296