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Pengetahuan dan Praktik Terkait Pembelian, Penggunaan, dan Pengelolaan Vitamin, Masker, dan Disinfektan Pada Pekerja Publik Sektor Non-Kesehatan Alya Naura Yolanda; Cecilia Yohana Selviana; Fadilla Sukraina; Aniek Setiya Budiatin; I Gede Rekyadji Arimbawa; ismailia Wienda Yasmin Pratama Putri; Isna Asidah; Latif Azizah; Melania Aneswari; Nikolas Yakub; Rayya Zhafira; Rio Marcellino; Rita Mela Kurnia Weno Saputri; Rizqa Maghfira; Tri Yoga Wicaksono
Jurnal Farmasi Komunitas Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): JURNAL FARMASI KOMUNITAS
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/jfk.v10i1.32928

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COVID-19 dapat ditularkan pada manusia melalui aktivitas sehari-hari yang melibatkan interaksi antar manusia, seperti interaksi yang terjadi di tempat kerja. Kegiatan pada sektor esensial dapat dilakukan dengan tetap menjunjung tinggi protokol kesehatan yang ketat melalui Work From Office (WFO). Para pekerja masih banyak yang belum melaksanakan protokol kesehatan dengan tepat. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan pekerja non-kesehatan terkait asupan vitamin, penggunaan masker, dan disinfektan untuk menekan klaster perkantoran COVID-19. Desain survei menggunakan kuisioner online dengan media Google Form dan responden dipilih dengan metode snowball sampling. Responden diberikan beberapa pertanyaan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan mengenai penggunaan vitamin, masker, dan disinfektan. Subjek penelitian terdiri dari seluruh pekerja non-kesehatan dalam sektor perkantoran dan industri meliputi para pekerja bank, industri kemasan, industri properti, perusahaan supplier, dan pekerjaan lain yang ada di Pulau Jawa. Responden yang didapat dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 158 orang. Sebagian besar responden belum mengetahui dengan benar mengenai penggunaan vitamin, masker, dan disinfektan yang disebabkan karena kurangnya pemahaman para pekerja non-kesehatan mengenai asupan vitamin, penggunaan masker, dan disinfektan. Maka dari itu, masih diperlukan edukasi terhadap ketiga hal tersebut kepada para pekerja yang akan menjalani Work From Office (WFO).
The Effectiveness of Vitamin E Soft Capsules as an Antioxidant Putri, Syakirah Yasmin; Isadiartuti, Dewi; Isnaeni, Isnaeni; Aulya Farah Fahreza; Alvina Violita Mulyanto Putri; Zulfa Diana; Nafa Nazilatul Fatihah; I Gede Rekyadji Arimbawa; Alya Fakhirah; Talitha Nabilla Wijayanata; Muhammad Pramudya Pangestu; Azzalia Firdanthi; Oudrey Addriana; Umi Aida Rohma
Berkala Ilmiah Kimia Farmasi Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024): June
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/bikfar.v11i1.51902

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Antioxidants inhibited the oxidation of other molecules and played an important role in maintaining a healthy body. Antioxidants were found in fruits, vegetables, all parts of plants, and were present in the body as enzymes or products of metabolism. Vitamin E referred to a large number of natural or synthetic compounds, with alpha-tocopherol being the most active and widely distributed form in nature. Alpha-tocopherol was the most active antioxidant form of vitamin E and served as the primary lipophilic antioxidant in plasma, membranes, and tissues. The most important function of vitamin E was its antioxidant capability, counteracting free radical attacks that could damage cells and cause various degenerative diseases. Additionally, antioxidants helped reduce the effects of photoaging on the skin, potentiated anti-aging and anti-inflammatory activity, increased the rate of wound healing, and helped maintain healthy eyes and the immune system. One form of vitamin E dosage form was a soft capsule, which had several advantages, including the ease of filling the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) in liquid form, higher production capacity, and formulation uniformity compared to gelatin tablets or hard capsules. Soft capsule preparations also had rapid API release, which could result in achieving therapeutic blood levels more quickly and achieving greater bioavailability. This study aimed to evaluate soft capsule dosage forms in enhancing the effectiveness of vitamin E as an antioxidant. The research utilized review articles sourced from national and international journals, as well as scientific journals. The results showed that vitamin E supplementation in soft capsules could increase its effectiveness as an antioxidant.Keywords:  Soft Capsule, Increase Effectiveness, α-tocopherol, Vitamin E, Antioxidant