Jumlah kasus positif COVID-19 di Indonesia semakin hari semakin meningkat. Masyarakat membeli kebutuhan sebagai stok persediaan yang disimpan untuk menghadapi virus tersebut Tingginya jumlah kasus positif COVID-19, mengakibatkan tingginya permintaan dan kebutuhan obat-obatan, vitamin, hand sanitizer, dan masker. Masyarakat membeli terlalu banyak atau menimbun barang sehingga ketersediaan stok di pasar menipis, barang semakin sulit ditemukan dan panic buying mulai terjadi. Apotek dan toko obat menjadi sektor penting yang dihampiri oleh masyarakat. Untuk mengatasi panic buying dan kelangkaan, PT. Kimia Farma menjamin ketersediaan stok dan pendistribusian obat dan vitamin di apotek. Apotek dipimpin oleh seorang apoteker yang bertanggung jawab pada perencanaan, pengadaan, penerimaan, penyimpanan, distribusi obat, pencatatan, dan pengendalian sesuai kebutuhan untuk menjamin stok. Seorang apoteker perlu dibekali dengan wawasan, keterampilan, dan pemahaman komprehensif baik teori dan praktek secara langsung. Oleh karena itu, Praktik Kerja Profesi Apoteker (PKPA) diperlukan sebagai sarana pelatihan. Program Studi Profesi Apoteker Universitas Indonesia bekerja sama dengan PT. Kimia Farma Apotek, anak perusahaan dari PT. Kimia Farma, untuk menyelenggarakan PKPA di Apotek Kimia Farma 350 Kelapa Gading yang berlangsung dari tanggal 1-31 Oktober 2021.

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The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia is increasing day by day. People buy necessities as stock of supplies stored to deal with the virus The high number of positive cases of COVID-19, resulting in a high demand and need for medicines, vitamins, hand sanitizers, and masks. People buy too much or hoard goods so that stock availability in the market is running low, goods are increasingly difficult to find and panic buying begins to occur. Pharmacies and drugstores are becoming important sectors that are approached by the community. To overcome panic buying and scarcity, PT. Kimia Farma guarantees the availability of stocks and the distribution of drugs and vitamins in pharmacies. The pharmacy is headed by a pharmacist who is responsible for planning, procurement, receiving, storing, distributing drugs, recording, and controlling as needed to guarantee stock. A pharmacist needs to be equipped with insight, skills, and a comprehensive understanding of both theory and practice directly. Therefore, Pharmacist Professional Work Practice (PKPA) is needed as a means of training. Pharmacist Professional Study Program, University of Indonesia in collaboration with PT. Kimia Farma Apotek, a subsidiary of PT. Kimia Farma, to hold PKPA at Apotek Kimia Farma 350 Kelapa Gading which will take place from October 1-31, 2021.