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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”
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
- Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- 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.
- Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
- Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
- Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
- 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.
- Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- 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.
- Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tablet computers
- Glucometers
- Electronic blood pressure monitors
- Filters for glass containers/ampoules
- Capsule counters
- Radiochemical fume hood and filter systems
- Medication pulling/dispensing systems
- Label-making machines
- Pestles
- Geiger-Muller counters
- Metric graduates
- Ampoule filling machines
- Multiple channel well scintillation counters
- Wheelchairs
- Intravenous IV therapy equipment
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Mortars
- Lead shielded drawing stations
- Vertical air flow laminar hoods
- Radiation shields for syringes and vials
- Horizontal air flow laminar hoods
- Torsion balances
- Radionucleide dose calibrators
- Personal computers
- Lead transport shields
- Metric weights
- Ostomy products
- Area survey meters
- Single channel well scintillation counters
- Manual blood pressure equipment
- Laminar flow hoods
- Syringes
- Electronic toploading balances
- Needles
- Hospital beds
- Automated drug dispensing equipment
- Barcode scanning/prescription tracking systems
- Hemacytometers
- Sealing machines
- Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
- Computer records systems
- Label-making software
- Recordkeeping software
- Spreadsheet software
- RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
- Word processing software
- MedTeach
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Epic Systems
- Insurance claim processing software
- TTP LabTech comPOUND
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Office
- TPNassist
- MEDITECH software
- Multitask software