Laporan Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker Puskesmas di UPT Puskesmas Sicanang Medan

Abstract

Background: Considering the importance of the role of future pharmacists in understanding the duties of pharmacists in community pharmacy practice, particularly in health centers, it is expected that the Pharmacist Professional Practice (PKPA) at health centers will enhance the knowledge of future pharmacists in conducting pharmaceutical activities, both in clinical and pharmaceutical supply fields. The PKPA activities at UPT Puskesmas Sicanang, Medan City, involve several activities, including pharmaceutical supplies management, such as planning, ordering, receiving, distributing, storing, managing, and reporting pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, and disposable medical supplies at the health center. In terms of clinical pharmacy, the activities include administrative, pharmaceutical, and clinical prescription assessments, along with counseling and providing drug information to patients. Health promotion at the health center during this period can be conducted through the health center's posyandu (integrated service post). Objective: The Pharmacist Professional Practice (PKPA) at health centers is expected to enhance the knowledge of future pharmacists in conducting pharmaceutical activities, both in clinical and pharmaceutical supply fields. The implementation of PKPA at health centers aims to provide insights into the responsibilities and challenges, as well as problem-solving, found in health centers. Method: The Pharmacist Professional Practice (PKPA) at the health center is a work practice within the pharmacist professional education program. PKPA at UPT Puskesmas Sicanang, Medan City, is carried out in October 2023. The activities are conducted from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, under the guidance of the pharmacist in charge at UPT Puskesmas Sicanang, Medan City, located at Jalan Kelapa Blok 21, Lingkungan 12, Belawan Sicanang-Medan. Results: The PKPA activities at UPT Puskesmas Sicanang provided knowledge about pharmaceutical practices at health centers, including pharmaceutical supplies management, clinical pharmacy services, and providing drug information within the health center, covering the ordering and receiving of pharmaceutical preparations, prescription handling, patient counseling and drug information delivery, daily prescription compounding, pharmaceutical supplies recording, and storage of pharmaceutical preparations using the FEFO (First Expired First Out) and FIFO (First In First Out) methods, as well as providing drug information services. Additionally, health promotion activities were conducted at Puskesmas Sicanang through outreach regarding proper drug use (DAGUSIBU). Conclusion: Due to the well-established structure and procedures at UPT Puskesmas Sicanang, future pharmacists can acquire good pharmaceutical knowledge during the PKPA implementation at the health center.