Community Pharmacist at Sitawell Pharmacy Ltd

Job Description

• dispense prescription medicines to the public
• ensure that different treatments are compatible
• check dosage and ensure that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labelled
• supervise the preparation of any medicines (not all are supplied ready made-up by the manufacturer)
• keep a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
• liaise with doctors about prescriptions
• sell over-the-counter medicines
• advise the public on the treatment of minor ailments
• advise patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatments
• prepare dosette boxes, usually for the elderly, but also for those with memory/learning difficulties or those who have several combinations of tablets to take, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week
• an advanced service to help patients understand how their medicines work and why they have to take the drug