Seorang apoteker memegang peranan penting di apotek, distributor, dan 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 saat lulus dan masuk ke tempat kerja profesi. Sebagai bekal dan pengalaman calon apoteker untuk dapat memahami peran apoteker dan meningkatkan kompetensi, maka dilaksanakan Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker di Apotek Prima Sehat, PT Anugerah Pharmaindo Lestari, dan PT Sydna Farma selama periode bulan Februari-Mei 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 pharmacy, distributor and pharmaceutical industry. Pharmacists 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 abilities expected by pharmacists when they graduate and enter the professional workplace. As a preparation and experience of prospective pharmacists to be able to understand the role of pharmacists and improve competence, the Pharmacist Professional Work Practices are implemented at Apotek Prima Sehat , PT Anugerah Pharmaindo Lestari, and PT Sydna Farma during the period February-May 2019. During the internships, it is expected that prospective pharmacists can broaden insight, understanding, and experience to do pharmaceutical work in professional workplaces.