Job Description

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

Advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosages, interactions, and side effects of medications;

Monitor the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy;

Advise patients and answer questions about prescription drugs, including questions about possible side effects and interactions among different drugs;

Provide information and make recommendations about over-the-counter drugs;

Assess strength and purity of medications.

Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.

Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and proper medication storage.

Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.

Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.

Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs.

Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications and characteristics.

Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.

Plan, implement, and maintain procedures for mixing, packing, and labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.

Monitor and analyze the health of the patient, with respect to the drugs that have been given to the patient.

Answer the queries of the patients about the probable side effects and benefits of the drug therapy.

Seek immediate help from the doctor in case the drug shows some side effects on the patient.

Supervise the medicine store and take proper care of the medicines.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹12,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Provident Fund
Work Location: In person