- Review medication orders for appropriateness, process drug orders, dispense medications to patients and supply drug stocks to nursing units.
- Counsel patients on their medications.
- Provide drug information to doctors, nurses and patients
- Assist in the preparation of ad-hoc items required on prescription orders.
- Ensure all procedures conform to legal and hospital policy requirements.
- Assist in the training and supervision of pharmacy assistants.
- Perform quality assurance procedures such as ward inspections and expiry date checks, as assigned.
- Perform other medication-therapy related duties, such as supply and distribution of controlled drugs, adverse drug reactions reporting, drug usage monitoring.
- Participate in medication reconciliation rounds and specialised counseling such as warfarin counseling and inhalation techniques counseling.
- Perform the function of a Purchasing Pharmacist on a rotational basis. (if assigned / applicable)
- Participate in specialised care units such ICU, Transplant Unit, pain management, DM counselling. (if assigned / applicable)
- Assist senior pharmacist in reviewing policy/ procedure/protocols/intranet materials on a regular basis
- Assists in providing clinical experience to pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy students and students on attachment
- Actively participate in pharmacy education and development of programme. Provides lectures to pharmacy personnel and hospital employees
- Setting up pilot schemes/ new services with approval from senior pharmacist
- Represent pharmacy on various committees as assigned by in charge/ head of pharmacy
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