JOB PURPOSE:

• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to the public, educate customers on health promotion, disease prevention and the proper use of medicines, and sell non-prescription medicines and related goods in a community pharmacy.
• Provide general healthcare advice and supply prescription and non-prescription medication to the public.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advice customers on health issues and medications
• Keep a register of specialized drugs for stock control and legal purposes
• Sell medicines over-the-counter
• Counsel and advise patients on the treatment of minor ailments
• Administer prescription medicines to the public
• Make sure medicines dispensed correspond with the prescriptions
• Preparing and maintaining drug inventories, ordering supplies, reviewing drug records, and preparing labels for prescriptions
• Educating patients on the proper use of over-the-counter medications such as pain relievers or allergy medications
• Reviewing and executing physician’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality
• Organizing the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster
• Prepare medicine when required using correct dosages and material for each individual patient
• Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations and procedures
• Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Protect patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains proper storage and security conditions for drugs
• Ensures uninterrupted supply of inventory in the pharmacy by adopting effecting planning techniques.
• Exhibit detailed understanding and knowledge of dosage requirements and administration, chemical compounds, and pharmaceutical brands

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered with the Health Professions Council of Zambia
• Holder of a valid Practicing License
• At least Two (2) years experience as a pharmacist in a retail outlet.

OTHER ATTRIBUTES:

• Must have high level of confidentiality and Integrity;
• Trustworthy and Honest;
• Must be a team player and
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.