Receives prescriptions, checks patients' medicine histories, and ensures optimal dosage and methods of administration and drug compatibility before dispensing
Prepares or supervises the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, Tablets and other medications to fill prescriptions
Advises patients on drug incompatibility and contra-indications
Maintains prescription files and records issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-forming drugs
Stores and preserves vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration
Supplies non-prescription medicines, and diagnostic and therapeutic aids
Supervises and co-ordinates the work of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns and pharmacy sales assistants.