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Pharmacist

Job description

Pharmacist Job Duties:

  • Dispenses medications to patients

  • Checks patients' prescriptions for accuracy and safety, ensuring no drugs are contraindicated with one another

  • Ensures legal compliance in the pharmacy, reviewing labels, doses, and procedures

  • Secures and inventories controlled drugs to maintain compliance with regulations

  • Supervises and trains other pharmacy staff, such as pharmacy technicians and assistants

  • Communicates with doctors about prescriptions

  • Advises patients on the proper use of prescription medication and answers questions about the drugs

  • Discusses side effects and potential adverse interactions of drugs with patients

  • Offers various wellness and health-screening services, such as blood-pressure monitoring, vaccine administration, and diabetes screening

  • Manages the pharmacy's inventory, staff, and budget

  • Remains apprised of latest pharmaceutical products, developments, and laws

  • Uses pharmacy computer system to maintain records and track inventory

  • Teaches other healthcare professionals about the prescription of various drugs