Hospital Pharmacist

Location

Bangalore | India

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• check prescriptions for errors, ensuring they're appropriate and safe for the individual patient
• provide advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication, which could be by tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler
• participate in ward rounds to take patient drug histories
• liaise with other medical staff on problems patients may experience when taking their medicines
• discuss treatments with patients' relatives, community pharmacists and GPs
• make sure medicines are stored appropriately and securely
• supervise the work of less experienced and less qualified staff
• answer questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public
• keep up to date with, and contribute to, research and development
• write guidelines for drug use within the hospital and implement hospital regulations
• provide information on expenditure on drugs
• prepare and quality-check sterile medications, for example, intravenous medications
• set up and supervise clinical trials

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