Pharmacist

Work setting

• Community or retail pharmacy

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
• Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
• Check prescriptions for proper dosage
• Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the quantities of drugs and other ingredients required and filling appropriate containers with correct quantity
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals and advise them on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
• Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals and other drugs and pharmaceuticals
• Hire and train staff
• Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff
• Co-ordinate clinical investigations of new drugs
• Develop information materials concerning the uses, properties and risks of particular drugs
• Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
• Promote pharmaceutical products to health professionals
• Leading/instructing individuals

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Pharmacy Examining Boards of Canada Certification

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player