Seorang apoteker memegang peranan penting di industri farmasi. 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 oleh Apoteker pada saat lulus dan masuk ke tempat praktik kerja profesi. Sebagai bekal dan pengalaman calon apoteker untuk dapat memahami peran apoteker dan meningkatkan kompetensi, maka dilaksanakan Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker di PT. Abbott Indonesia selama periode bulan Januari-Februari 2019. Selama PKPA, diharapkan calon Apoteker dapat memperluas wawasan, pemahaman, dan pengalaman untuk melakukan pekerjaan kefarmasian di tempat praktik kerja profesi.
A pharmacist has an important role in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmacists must have competency standards as a requirement for entering the workforce and undergoing professional practice. Indonesian Pharmacist competency standards consist of ten (10) competency standards as abilities expected by Pharmacists upon graduation and entry into professional work practices. As stock and experience of prospective pharmacists to be able to understand the role of pharmacists and improve competence, the Pharmacists Professional Work Practices are implemented at PT. Abbott Indonesia during the period January-February 2019. During PKPA, it is expected that Pharmacist candidates can broaden their horizons, understandings and experiences to do pharmaceutical work in professional workplaces.