Retail pharmacists (also known as community pharmacists) are responsible for dispensing and controlling both prescription and non-prescription medicine. They must work to legal and ethical guidelines to ensure that medication is kept secure and given to the correct patients in the right quantities.
Typical Duties Include
- providing advice about health issues, symptoms and medications in response to customer enquiries
- processing and checking prescriptions, and dispensing medication
- providing vaccinations
- ordering and selling medicines and other stock
- providing specialist health services such as smoking cessation guidance
- meeting medical representatives
- managing budgets
- keeping statistical and financial records
- preparing publicity materials and displays
- recruiting, training and managing staff.
Retail pharmacies vary widely in their size, the services they offer and the communities they serve. Some are open 24 hours or until midnight, for example, which will call for shift work or antisocial hours. Others may offer a wide range of additional services in response to community need.
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