pharmacist

Description

Pharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication. They offer clinical information on medicines, report suspected adverse reactions, and provide personalised support to patients. Pharmacists formulate and test medications in laboratories, and store, preserve, and distribute them.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

Practical Skills

communicate in healthcare work in multidisciplinary health teams perform therapeutic drug monitoring manage personal professional development prepare medication from prescription interact with healthcare users ensure client orientation accept own accountability provide medicines information supervise pharmaceutical staff provide health education test medicinal products participate in medical inventory control follow clinical guidelines counsel healthcare users on medicines handle the logistics of medicinal products manufacture medicines evaluate scientific data concerning medicines dispense medicines perform project management ensure safety of healthcare users maintain adequate medication storage conditions apply organisational techniques contribute to continuity of health care manage healthcare users' data provide pharmaceutical advice monitor patients' medication contribute to public health campaigns comply with legislation related to health care obtain healthcare user's medical status information deal with emergency care situations process medical insurance claims manage medical supply chains comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice refer healthcare users communicate with customers ensure pharmacovigilance maintain pharmacy records empathise with the healthcare user check information on prescriptions listen actively prepare doses of medication according to patient needs advise on healthcare users' informed consent manage medication safety issues ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy maintain medical devices conduct health related research teach in academic or vocational contexts improve safety of medicines use foreign languages in patient care operate cash register use e-health and mobile health technologies manage adverse reactions to drugs apply blended learning provide anti-cancer medical treatment recruit employees advise on poisoning incidents use foreign languages for health-related research