As of this year, the Health Ministry requires that all pharmaceutical workers be certified by the National Pharmaceutical Committee. The Health Ministry’s secretary-general Ratna Rosita said the workers, including pharmacists, pharmacist’s assistants, pharmaceutical university and college graduates as well as pharmaceutical analysts, must have the certificates.
Ratna said that pharmaceutical workers are regulated by a normal civil service decree.
However, as of this year, all pharmaceutical workers must be listed and obtain a practice license from the committee,” she said in Jakarta yesterday.
The Pharmaceutical Committee consists of two representatives from the Health Ministry, three representatives from the Indonesian Pharmacists Association, one from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency, one from the Indonesian Pharmaceutical University Association and one from the National Education Ministry.
The certification, Ratna said, refers to the Health Minister Regulation no. 889/MENKES/PER/V/2011 on Registration, Practice License and Pharmaceutical Worker Work Permit.
Through the regulation, the government hopes pharmaceutical workers can provide better service, for instance, giving inputs to doctors about medicines for patients and explaining to patients about the effects of the medicine. “Otherwise, they could be penalized,” said Ratna.
The Pharmaceutical Service director Engko Sosialine Magdalene said there is a high demand for pharmacists especially outside Java.
Engko said that 90 percent of 9,000 health centers in Indonesia did not have pharmacists. This year, the government has projected that the number of health centers with pharmacists will increase by 15 percent.
Ratna said that pharmaceutical workers are regulated by a normal civil service decree.
However, as of this year, all pharmaceutical workers must be listed and obtain a practice license from the committee,” she said in Jakarta yesterday.
The Pharmaceutical Committee consists of two representatives from the Health Ministry, three representatives from the Indonesian Pharmacists Association, one from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency, one from the Indonesian Pharmaceutical University Association and one from the National Education Ministry.
The certification, Ratna said, refers to the Health Minister Regulation no. 889/MENKES/PER/V/2011 on Registration, Practice License and Pharmaceutical Worker Work Permit.
Through the regulation, the government hopes pharmaceutical workers can provide better service, for instance, giving inputs to doctors about medicines for patients and explaining to patients about the effects of the medicine. “Otherwise, they could be penalized,” said Ratna.
The Pharmaceutical Service director Engko Sosialine Magdalene said there is a high demand for pharmacists especially outside Java.
Engko said that 90 percent of 9,000 health centers in Indonesia did not have pharmacists. This year, the government has projected that the number of health centers with pharmacists will increase by 15 percent.
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