Apoteker memiliki peran penting di apotek, rumah sakit, distributor farmasi, industri farmasi, dan pemerintahan. Sebelum memasuki dunia kerja dan menjalani praktik profesi, apoteker diharuskan untuk dapat memenuhi standar kompetensi apoteker Indonesia yang terdiri dari sepuluh standar kompetensi. Standar kompetensi tersebut merupakan kemampuan yang diharapkan dimiliki oleh seorang apoteker saat lulus dan masuk ke tempat praktik kerja profesi. Selain ilmu yang cukup, seorang calon apoteker juga diharapkan memiliki bekal berupa pengalaman dalam menjalankan praktik profesi apoteker, oleh karena itu dilaksanakanlah Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA) di PT SOHO Industri Pharmasi, PT Anugerah Pharmindo Lestari, dan Apotek Kimia Farma No. 510 Lenteng Agung selama periode Bulan Februari – Agustus 2020. Setelah PKPA dilaksanakan, diharapkan calon apoteker dapat memperluas wawasan dan pemahaman terkait praktik profesi apoteker di berbagai instansi seperti industri farmasi, distributor farmasi, dan apotek. Pharmacist have an important role in pharmacy, hospital, pharmaceutical distributors, pharmaceutical industry, and government. Before entering the work life and undergoing professional practice, pharmacist is required to have the competency standards of Indonesian pharmacist which consist of ten competency standards. This competency standard is the ability that is expected to have by a pharmacist when graduates and enters a professional work practice. Besides sufficient knowledge, a pharmacist candidate is also expected to have experience in practicing the pharmacist profession, therefore the Pharmacist Professional Work Practice (PKPA) is carried out at PT SOHO Industri Pharmasi, PT Anugerah Pharmindo Lestari, and Apotek Kimia Farma No. 510 Lenteng Agung during the period of February – August 2020. After PKPA, it is hoped that pharmacist candidates will get a knowledge of the pharmacist’s professional practice in various institution such as pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical distributor, and pharmacy. |