Key Result Areas:

• Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability
• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage
• Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records, etc.
• Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy
• Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal
• Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes
• Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics
• Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions
• Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies
• Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients