Seorang Apoteker memiliki peran yang vital dalam bidang industri farmasi dan farmasi komunitas (apotek). Apoteker hendaklah memenuhi standar kompetensi sebagai persyaratan untuk memasuki dunia kerja dan menjalankan praktik profesi. Standar kompentensi Apoteker Indonesia terdiri dari sepuluh (10) standar kompetensi sebagai kemampuan yang diharapkan oleh Apoteker 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. GlaxoSmithKline Indonesia dan Apotek Atrika periode bulan Februari-April 2020. Selama PKPA, diharapkan calon Apoteker dapat memperluas wawasan, pemahaman, dan pengalaman untuk menjalanakan pekerjaan kefarmasian di tempat praktik kerja profesi.

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A Pharmacist has a vital role in the pharmacy industry and community pharmacy. Pharmacists should meet competency standards as a requirement for get into the professional work and carrying out professional practices. Indonesian Pharmacist competency standards consist of ten (10) competency standards as abilities expected by Pharmacists when graduating and entering professional work practices. As a preparation 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. GlaxoSmithKline Indonesia and Atrika Pharmacy in the February-April 2020 period. During the Pharmacists' Professional Work Practices, it is expected that Pharmacist candidates can expand their insights, understandings and experiences to carry out pharmaceutical work in professional workplaces.