1. 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

2. HERBALS IN PHARMACY: CHALLENGES Introduction Community pharmacy Regulatory & hospital pharmacy Industrial pharmacy Research & development Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION Herbals in Healthcare Scope WHO definition “consistently inconsistent” “quality built in, rather than tested for..”

4. COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRODUCT INFORMATION HERBAL INTERACTIONS DOSAGE SAFETY QUALITY EFFICACY ADVERSE REACTIONS; OTHERS

5. REGULATORY & HOSPITAL PHARMACY REGISTRATION GMP QUALITY SAFETY EFFICACY ADVERSE REACTIONS DOSAGE FORMS SHELF LIFE; OTHERS

6. INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY GMP, GAP, GCP, GSP QC, QA, STANDARDISATION, PROFILING, MARKER/S DOCUMENTATION, MONOGRAPHS, STANDARDS, FORMULATION STABILITY EXTRACTION, EXTRACTS, DRYING PACKAGING; LABELING OTHERS

7. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY/BIOLOGY PHYTOCHEMISTRY,PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY PHARMACOLOGY, PHARMACODYNAMICS, TOXICOLOGY PHARMACEUTICS PHARMACOKINETICS PRE-CLINICAL & CLINICAL STUDIES OTHERS

8. CONCLUSION Left much to be desired Herbal pharmacy is here to stay & prosper Involvement of non-professionals