PHARMACY ASSISTANT

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure extemporaneous drugformulations; count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
• Dispense prescribed drug accordingly included Bedside Dispensing.
• Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
• Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
• Repacks bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
• Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
• Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
• Charging the drugs a...