Skills:
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate with people from all sections of the community.
• Analytical skills.
• The ability to think critically.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Diligence.
• Observation skills.
• Teamwork. ...
• Adaptability. ...
• Problem Solving. ...
• Empathy.
Additionally:
• Dispensing medications as prescribed by doctors and other medical professionals in a careful manner.
• Reviewing prescriptions to ensure accuracy and to evaluate their suitability for the patient.
• Providing information and advice about drugs, their side effects, correct dosage, and proper storage.
• Educate customers on health promotion, disease prevention, and the proper use of medicines.
• Fill prescriptions, label medication bottles, process patient payments, and manage inventory.
• Crucially, they provide customer service such as consulting with doctors for refill authorizations, resolving customer queries, and navigating issues with patients' insurance coverage.
• Retail Pharmacists dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to the public.