Menurut Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 51 Tahun 2009, pekerjaan kefarmasian adalah pembuatan termasuk pengendalian mutu Sediaan Farmasi, pengamanan, pengadaan, penyimpanan dan pendistribusian atau penyaluran obat, pengelolaan obat, pelayanan obat atas resep dokter, pelayanan informasi obat, serta pengembangan obat, bahan obat dan obat tradisional. Pekerjaan kefarmasian tersebut dilakukan oleh seorang apoteker. Gelar apoteker didapat dari pendidikan profesi yang ditempuh setelah sarjana farmasi. Seorang apoteker dituntut untuk memiliki kemampuan akademik dan kemampuan profesi dalam mengaplikasikan Pekerjaan Kefarmasian. Oleh karena itu, calon apoteker harus dibekali ilmu-ilmu secara teori maupun praktik. Keilmuan secara praktik didapatkan melalui program praktik kerja profesi apoteker PKPA. Program PKPA dilaksanakan Apotek Roxy Pitara, Puskesmas Kecamatan Jagakarsa dan PT. Ethica Industri Farmasi dari bulan Januari hingga bulan April 2022. Melalui program PKPA ini, calon apoteker diharapkan dapat menambah keilmuan dan wawasan terkait pekerjaan kefarmasian sehingga nantinya menjadi bekal bagi calon apoteker sendiri ketika memasuki dunia kerja.

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According to Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 51 of 2009, pharmaceutical work is the manufacturing including quality control of Pharmaceutical Preparations, security, procurement, storage, and distribution or distribution of drugs, drug management, and drug services based on doctor's prescriptions, drug information services, as well as drug development, drug ingredients. and traditional medicine. Pharmacy work is carried out by a pharmacist. A pharmacist's degree is obtained from professional education taken after a pharmacy degree. A pharmacist is required to have academic ability and professional ability in applying to Pharmaceutical Work. Therefore, prospective pharmacists must be equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge. Practical knowledge is obtained through the PKPA pharmacist professional practice program. The PKPA program was carried out by Roxy Pitara Pharmacy, Jagakarsa Community Health Center, and PT. Pharmaceutical Industry Ethica from January to April 2022. Through this PKPA program, prospective pharmacists are expected to be able to add knowledge and insight related to pharmaceutical work so that they will later become provisions for prospective pharmacists themselves when entering the world of work.