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Job Description
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1051.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 120,270.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 57.00
- Currently, there are 305,510 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pharmacists”.
Also Known As…
- Pharmacists
- Staff Pharmacist, Hospital
- Staff Pharmacist
- Registered Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Informaticist
- Pharmacist in Charge, Owner (PIC, Owner)
- Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)
- Pharmacist
- Outpatient Pharmacy Manager
- Hospital Pharmacist
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Retail Pharmacist
- Radiopharmacist
- Prescriptionist
- Pharmacy Services Director
- Pharmacy Manager
- Pharmacy Intern
- Pharmacy Director
- Pharmacy Consultant
- Pharmacist Apprentice
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Druggist
- Doctor of Pharmacy
Tasks for “Apothecary”
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- 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.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.
- 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.
- Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
- Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
- Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
- 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, or oversee these activities.
- Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
Related Technology & Tools
- Syringes
- Barcode scanning/prescription tracking systems
- Automated drug dispensing equipment
- Needles
- Radiation shields for syringes and vials
- Laminar flow hoods
- Ostomy products
- Ampoule filling machines
- Manual blood pressure equipment
- Single channel well scintillation counters
- Medication pulling/dispensing systems
- Lead transport shields
- Hemacytometers
- Intravenous IV therapy equipment
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Area survey meters
- Filters for glass containers/ampoules
- Metric graduates
- Radionucleide dose calibrators
- Capsule counters
- Sealing machines
- Wheelchairs
- Tablet computers
- Multiple channel well scintillation counters
- Electronic blood pressure monitors
- Mortars
- Hospital beds
- Vertical air flow laminar hoods
- Horizontal air flow laminar hoods
- Geiger-Muller counters
- Glucometers
- Metric weights
- Lead shielded drawing stations
- Radiochemical fume hood and filter systems
- Pestles
- Torsion balances
- Personal computers
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Electronic toploading balances
- Label-making machines
- MedTeach
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
- Multitask software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Outlook
- TTP LabTech comPOUND
- Word processing software
- Computer records systems
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
- TPNassist
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Recordkeeping software
- RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
- Label-making software
- Insurance claim processing software