Responsible for dispensing/compounding of prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care, according to professional standards and State and Federal legal requirements.

Principal Accountabilities:

+ Reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber; assures accuracy and determines formulas and ingredients needed.

+ Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.

+ Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.

+ Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.

+ Enters data, such as patient name, prescribed medication, and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.

+ May assay medications to determine identity, purity, and strength. <...