Halal pharmaceutical industry: opportunities and challenges

Nor Norazmi M 1 , Lim LS 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. Electronic address: norazmimn@usm.my
  • 2 School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Trends Pharmacol. Sci., 2015 Aug;36(8):496-7.
PMID: 26187623 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2015.06.006

Abstract

The expanding global Muslim population has increased the demand for halal pharmaceuticals. However, there are several challenges for this emerging niche industry, foremost of which is the need to establish a proper, well-regulated, and harmonized accreditation and halal management system.

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