Assistant Pharmacist

Job Description

• Dispense medications to outpatient/ inpatient as per prescription under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Reviews and interprets each prescription/ medication order before dispensing to ascertain correctness of strength, dose instructions and dosage form.
• Provides appropriate patient information concerning the dispensed medications.
• Clarify any prescription abnormality with the prescribing physician. Any unresolved problems are referred to pharmacy manager.
• Repackaging, labeling and documentation of medications issued to other departments.
• Answers drug related inquiries received from doctors, nurses and customers. Those inquiries which cannot be answered with certainty are to be referred to the senior pharmacist.
• Checking the availability and expiry of vitamins and other food supplements (both in display and stock).
• Filling and arranging of medicines in the display shelf .
• Performs specialty pharmacy activities, as delegated and trained.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties, as directed by the Pharmacy Manager .
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