Pharmacist Job

Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists’ compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers. They are employed in retail and health center pharmacies, or they may be self-employed. Industrial pharmacists participate in the research, development, promotion and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. They are employed in pharmaceutical companies and government departments and agencies.

Main Duties
• 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
• 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
• Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals and other drugs and pharmaceuticals
• Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
• Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
• Renew existing prescriptions in limited circumstances
• May adapt the formulation, regimen, duration or route of administration of medication
• May supervise and coordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff.

Retail pharmacy in Chapleau, Sudbury, Ontario