Seorang Apoteker memegang peranan penting di industri farmasi, apotek dan pemerintahan. Apoteker harus memenuhi standar kompetensi sebagai persyaratan untuk memasuki dunia kerja dan menjalani praktik profesi. Standar kompetensi Apoteker Indonesia terdiri dari sepuluh (10) standar kompetensi sebagai kemampuan yang diharapkan telah dimiliki calon Apoteker saat lulus dan masuk ke tempat praktik kerja profesi. Sebagai bekal dan pengalaman calon apoteker untuk dapat memahami peran apoteker dan meingkatkan kompetensi, maka dilaksanakan Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA) di Apotek Kimia Farma No 47, Suku Dinas Kesehatan Kota Administrasi Jakarta Jelatan, dan PT Abbott Indonesia selama periode bulan Januari-April 2019. Selama PKPA, diharapkan calon apoteker dapat memperluas wawasan, pemahaman, dan pengalaman untuk melakukan pekerjaan kefarmasian di tempat praktik kerja profesi.

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A Pharmacist plays an important role in the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacies and government-related jobs. Pharmacist must meet competency standards as a requirement for entering the workforce and undergoing professional practice. Indonesian Pharmacist competency standards consist of ten (10) competency standards as skills and/or abbilities expected to be possessed by Pharmacist when they graduated and/or enter professional work practices. As a preparation and to gain an experience as a Pharmacist, a prospective pharmacist have to be able to understand the role of Pharmacist and improve his or her competence, the Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA) was carried out at Apotek Kimia Farma No. 47, Suku Dinas Kesehatan Kota Administrasi Jakarta Jelatan, and PT Abbott Indonesia in January-April 2019 period. During PKPA, it is expected that students of Apotechary Professional Program can broaden their horizon,to experience and understanding pharmaceutical work in professional workplaces.