Skills:
• Check prescriptions for proper dosage
• Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the quantities of drugs and other ingredients required and filling appropriate containers with correct quantity
• Dispensing medications for patients in wards, the emergency department and those attending outpatient clinics
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals and advise them on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
• Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
• Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
• Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
• May supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff.
• Participate in research for the development of new drugs
• Formulate new drug products developed by medical researchers
• Co-ordinate clinical investigations of new drugs
• Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
• Develop information materials concerning the uses, properties and risks of particular drugs
• Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
• Promote pharmaceutical products to health professionals.
• Working with the healthcare team to ensure the selection of the best medication at the correct dose for an appropriate duration
• Monitoring and preventing or minimizing side effects and drug interactions
• Providing medication counselling to patients
• Offering specialist drug therapy advice to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals within the hospital
Additionally:
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, Good analytical skills
• Positive Attitude & Team work ability,
• Sense of responsibility and desire to excel.
