HERBALS IN PHARMACY: CHALLENGES Zhari Ismail PhD (U of Strathclyde) Pharmaceutical Chemistry Discipline School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. 9 th CPA & MPS Conference, 1-5 Aug. 2007, Kuala Lumpur
HERBALS IN PHARMACY: CHALLENGES Introduction Community pharmacy Regulatory & hospital pharmacy Industrial pharmacy Research & development Conclusion
INTRODUCTION Herbals in Healthcare Scope WHO definition “consistently inconsistent” “quality built in, rather than tested for..”
COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRODUCT INFORMATION HERBAL INTERACTIONS DOSAGE SAFETY QUALITY EFFICACY ADVERSE REACTIONS; OTHERS
REGULATORY & HOSPITAL PHARMACY REGISTRATION GMP QUALITY SAFETY EFFICACY ADVERSE REACTIONS DOSAGE FORMS SHELF LIFE; OTHERS
INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY GMP, GAP, GCP, GSP QC, QA, STANDARDISATION, PROFILING, MARKER/S DOCUMENTATION, MONOGRAPHS, STANDARDS, FORMULATION STABILITY EXTRACTION, EXTRACTS, DRYING PACKAGING; LABELING OTHERS
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY/BIOLOGY PHYTOCHEMISTRY,PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY PHARMACOLOGY, PHARMACODYNAMICS, TOXICOLOGY PHARMACEUTICS PHARMACOKINETICS PRE-CLINICAL & CLINICAL STUDIES OTHERS
CONCLUSION Left much to be desired Herbal pharmacy is here to stay & prosper Involvement of non-professionals