Suraiya Abdul Rahman, Wan Rosalina Wan Rosli, Ahmad Rashidi Mohamed Tahir, Siti Nor Amirah Mohd Isa, Mohamed Awang, Amrahi Buang, Mohd Halim Khalid, Mohd Adlan Adnan, Syazfeeza Salleh, Zhari Ismail
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Cyberjaya, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Faculty of Pharmacy, University College MAIWP International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Pharmacists Society, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
Pharmacy Branch, Health Services Division, Malaysian Armed Forces HQ, Ministry of Defense, Malaysia
Department of Pharmacy, Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
*Corresponding author email: suraiya@cyberjaya.edu.my
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Muslim consumers and patients are showing a growing interest on the halal (permissible) status of pharmaceuticals. This descriptive study was done to explore the halal status of selected respiratory and immunological products, and vaccines available in 2 government hospitals in Malaysia