PHARMACIST EXECUTIVE(HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY) IN INDIA

Hospital pharmacists are medicine experts and tasks may include: • checking prescriptions to ensure that there are no errors and that they are appropriate 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; • participating in ward rounds, taking patient drug histories and involvement in decision-making on appropriate treatments; • liaising with other medical staff on problems patients may experience when taking their medicines; • discussing treatments with patients' relatives, community pharmacists and GPs; • ensuring medicines are stored appropriately and securely; • supervising the work of less experienced and less qualified staff; • answering questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public; • keeping up to date with, and contributing to, research and development; • writing guidelines for drug use within the hospital and implementing hospital regulations; • providing information on expenditure on drugs; • preparing and quality-checking sterile medications, for example, intravenous medications; • setting up and supervising clinical trials. • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. • Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections. • Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.