Pharmacist

Role and Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, ascertain the needed ingredients,

and evaluate their suitability.

• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects,

dosage, and proper medication storage.

• Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent

excessive usage or harmful interactions.

• Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs,

maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.• Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files,

inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of poisons,

narcotics, and controlled drugs.

• Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical

equipment, and healthcare supplies.

• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to plan, monitor, review, and

evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing

advice on drug applications and characteristics.

• Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors.
• Offer health promotion and prevention activities, for example, training

people to use devices such as blood pressure or diabetes monitors.

• Plan, implement, and maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, and

labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to

ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.