Regular Responsibilities:
· Review and check prescriptions to ensure that there are no errors and that they are appropriate dose and safe for the individual patient.
· Providing advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication, for example, tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler.
· Ensuring medicines are stored appropriately and securely
· Monitoring lab reports for proper indication of antibiotics, drug-drug interaction, and duplication of same class.
· Ensure timely delivery of medication to the nursing units or patients and hand over medication cassettes.
· Dispensing of medication to outpatients and given related information to them
· Answering questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public.
· Ensure the accuracy of the label before dispensing for right patient, right drug and right quantity.
· Contact the physician for inaccuracy in prescription order, proper documentation & communication of it to the nursing & pharmacy staff.
· Provide drug and poison information to medical & Para medical staff.
· Dispensing of controlled drugs. (in-patient pharmacy)
· Accurate and timely completion of expiry drug list.
· Patient counseling for Out-patient prescription and maintenance of cash.
· Maintaining and collection of Pharmacy data and relating papers, forms and documentation
· Preparation and dosage changing
· Receiving medication from material management store
· Inventory of medicines and reporting to Pharmacy coordinator or Head of Pharmacy
· Supervision of Pharmacy technician and porter related job
· Receiving transfer items from Material Management (MM) and note of shortage
· Working in shift
· Checking refrigerators temperature, cleanness and item setting according to expiry date
Periodic Responsibilities:
· Giving training for new staff
· Presenting new information about medication
· Giving training for clinical staff regarding medications
· Monthly floor stock inspection for proper storage of drugs.
Any other factors
· Be ready to accept responsibility when new services start in Pharmacy Department, Participate in meetings, conferences and other events inside and outside of FMIC.