Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that requires proper management, including the use of conventional and alternative medicines such as herbal medicines. Patient knowledge about the benefits, risks, and potential interactions of herbal medicines with conventional medicines is very important to prevent complications. Objective This study aims to describe the level of knowledge of diabetes patients about the use of herbal medicines, including the benefits, risks, and interactions with conventional medicines at the Kebondalem Health Center, Pemalang Regency. This study uses descriptive observational analytic Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to diabetes patients who were treated at the Kebondalem Health Center. Data analysis was carried out quantitatively with percentages to measure the level of patient knowledge.

Acne is a skin condition that can be treated with self-medication using over-the-counter drugs (non-prescription drugs). The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pekalongan about acne self-medication. This type of research is descriptive with a cross-sectional design. The research subjects were selected by stratified random sampling. Collecting data through a questionnaire that has been tested for validation by previous researchers. Respondents answered a questionnaire containing 16 questions online using the google form. Based on the results of the study, respondents had good to sufficient information on acne self-medication. Based on the results of the analysis, 52.29% of respondents had "good" knowledge and 47.05% of respondents had "adequate" knowledge about acne self-medication. Thus it can be seen that most students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pekalongan have good knowledge about acne self-medication as indicated by the proportion in the "good" category.