Seorang apoteker memegang peran penting di industri farmasi, apotek, serta pemerintah. Seorang apoteker harus memenuhi standar kompetensi apoteker sebelum melakukan praktik profesi. Standar kompetensi apoteker di Indonesia, terdiri dari 10 standar kompetensi yang diharapkan dapat dipenuhi oleh profesi apoteker sebelum melakuan praktik kerja profesi. Agar calon apoteker dapat memahami peran profesi apoteker serta mendapatkan pengalaman praktis dalam melakukan praktik kefarmasian, maka dilaksanakan praktik kerja profesi apoteker(PKPA) di PT Sandoz Indonesia, Suku Dinas Kesehatan Kota Administrasi Jakarta Timur dan Apotek JacoebSon Pharmacy selama periode Januari sampai April 2019. Selama praktik kerja profesi apoteker, diharapkan calon apoteker mendapatkan wawasan serta pengalaman untuk melakukan pekerjaan kefarmasian di tempat praktik profesi.
A pharmacist have an important role in the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy, and the government. A pharmacist must have pharmacist competency standards before carrying out professional practice. Pharmacist competency standards in Indonesia, consisting of 10 competency standards that are expected to be met by the pharmacist profession before carrying out professional work practices. So that prospective pharmacists can understand the role of the pharmacist profession and gain practical experience in practical pharmacy, the pharmacist professional work practices (PKPA) are carried out at PT Sandoz Indonesia, East Jakarta City Health Office and JacoebSon Pharmacy during the January to April 2019 period. pharmacist professional work practices, it is expected that prospective pharmacists gain insight and experience to do pharmaceutical work in professional practice.