| dc.description.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. | en_US |
