Laporan Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker Rumah Sakit di Rumah Sakit Prof. Dr. H. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Background: A hospital is a government health facility that provides comprehensive individual health services, providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care. One of the services provided at a hospital is pharmaceutical services. Pharmaceutical service standards in hospitals include the management of pharmaceutical preparations, medical devices, and consumable medical supplies, as well as clinical pharmacy services. Objective: The purpose of the Pharmacist Professional Internship (PKPA) at Prof. Dr. H. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Hospital was to develop an understanding of the duties and roles of pharmacists in accordance with Minister of Health Regulation No. 72 of 2016 concerning Pharmaceutical Service Standards in Hospitals. Methods: The PKPA was conducted at Prof. Dr. H. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Hospital, involving direct observation, participation, and documentation of pharmaceutical activities, including pharmaceutical preparation management and clinical pharmacy services. Results: Activities included planning, requisitioning, receiving, storing, distributing, controlling, recording, reporting, and evaluating pharmaceutical preparations and consumable medical materials (BMHP). Additionally, clinical pharmacy services were provided, including prescription review, drug information services (PIO), counseling, monitoring of adverse drug effects (MESO), and monitoring of drug therapy (PTO). The PKPA provided real-world experience in addressing challenges and strategies for optimizing pharmaceutical services at the primary care level. Conclusion: There is an increase in the understanding of prospective pharmacists about the duties and roles of pharmacists in hospitals in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Health number 72 of 2016 concerning Pharmaceutical Service Standards in Hospitals; Prospective pharmacists can apply the knowledge they have acquired during their studies and apply it during work practice in hospitals.