Pharmacist

• DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Dispense medications to inpatient as per prescription.

• Reviews and interprets each prescription/ medication order before dispensing to ascertain correctness of strength, dose instructions and dosage form.

• Patient counseling- Provides appropriate patient information concerning the dispensed medications.

• Clarify any prescription abnormality with the prescribing physician. Any unresolved problems are referred to chief pharmacist.

• Supervise the repackaging, labeling and documentation of medications issued to other departments.

• Answers drug related inquiries received from doctors, nurses and customers. Those inquiries which cannot be answered with certainty are to be referred to the chief pharmacist.

• Assists in the training of new pharmacist and pharmacist staff as per the direction of the chief pharmacist.

• Performs specialty pharmacy activities, as delegated and trained.

• Responsible for medicine’s stock, near expiry medicines monitoring & updating controlled medicine register on daily wise.

• Performs other miscellaneous duties, as directed by the chief pharmacist.

• To follow appropriate international guidelines, DHA regulations & Joint Commission International norms while treating or managing patients as well as while discharging their professional duties.