Apoteker merupakan profesi tenaga kesehatan yang berperan dalam pelayanan kesehatan dan produksi obat. Untuk bidang pelayanan kesehatan, seorang apoteker dapat menjalankan perannya di fasilitas kesehatan seperti apotek dan rumah sakit. Untuk produksi obat, seorang apoteker dapat menjalankan perannya di fasilitas produksi farmasi seperti industri farmasi. Selain sektor produksi dan pelayanan, apoteker juga memiliki peran dalam regulasi obat yang beredar di Indonesia. Untuk menciptakan seorang apoteker yang profesional dalam melakukan pekerjaannya, salah satu hal penting untuk dilakukan adalah pelatihan dengan cara berpartisipasi langsung dalam melaksanakan pekerjaan kefarmasian melalui Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA). Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA) dilakukan sebagai persiapan calon apoteker dalam melaksanakan tugas dan perannya baik di sector pelayanan, produksi obat farmasi, maupun regulasi obat di Indonesia. Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker dilaksanakan di Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia selama periode Januari – Maret 2021, di Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan Republik Indonesia pada periode Maret 2021 dan di Apotek Atrika selama periode April 2021. Melalui program Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA) diharapkan calon apoteker mendapat gambaran peran apoteker di dunia kerja dan dapat menambah wawasan, keterampilan, serta pengalaman calon apoteker.

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Pharmacists are health professionals who play a role in health services and drug production. In the field of health services, a pharmacist can carry out his role in health facilities such as pharmacies and hospitals. For drug production, a pharmacist can carry out his role in pharmaceutical production facilities such as the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to the production and service sectors, pharmacists also have a role in the regulation of drugs circulating in Indonesia. To create a pharmacist who is professional in doing his job, one of the important things to do is training by participating directly in carrying out pharmaceutical work through the Pharmacist Professional Work Practice (PKPA). The Pharmacist Professional Work Practice (PKPA) is carried out as a preparation for prospective pharmacists in carrying out their duties and roles both in the service sector, pharmaceutical drug production, and drug regulation in Indonesia. The Pharmacist Professional Work Practice is held at the University of Indonesia Hospital during the period January – March 2021, at the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency of the Republic of Indonesia in the March 2021 period and at the Atrika Pharmacy during the April 2021 period. Through the Pharmacist Professional Work Practice (PKPA) program, it is hoped that prospective pharmacists will get an overview of the role of pharmacists in the world of work and can add insight, skills, and experience to prospective pharmacists.