Overview

The Pharmacist dispenses drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners using the appropriate technique and following the health system’s policies and procedures. He/she assures the distribution and availability of supply of medicines for inpatients and provides quality pharmaceutical care to all patient care areas including OR, DR, ER, and Medical Ward.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Fills prescriptions and dispenses pharmaceutical products.
2. Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
3. Labels all medicine containers issued to various services.
4. Checks the manufacture and expiration dates of the drug products and the label of medicines in accordance with BFAD labeling requirements.
5. Records issuances of medicines and accomplishes issue report forms after every shift.
6. Analyzes prescribing trends to monitor patient complia...