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Can you give few examples of types of pharmacists?
10th Feb, 2017
There are many types of pharmacists like Community pharmacists, Clinical pharmacists, Consultant pharmacists and Pharmaceutical industry pharmacists.
- Community pharmacists is a person who works in retail stores such as chain drug stores or independently owned pharmacie
- Clinical pharmacists works in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings.
- Consultant pharmacists advise healthcare facilities or insurance providers on patient medication use or improving pharmacy services. They also may give advice directly to patients, such as helping seniors manage their prescriptions.
- Pharmaceutical industry pharmacists work in areas such as marketing, sales, or research and development. They may design or conduct clinical drug trials and help to develop new drugs.
- Lastly, Some pharmacists also choose to work as college professors. They may teach pharmacy students or conduct research.
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What are the duties of pharmacist?
10th Feb, 2017
Pharmacists are not only chemists or druggist and their work is not just limited to filling prescriptions or verifying instructions from physicians on the proper amounts of medication to give to patients. There are many other duties he performs like -
1) Check whether prescriptions will interact negatively with other drugs that a patient is taking or any medical conditions the patient has
2) Instruct patients on how and when to take a prescribed medicine and inform them about potential side effects they may experience from taking the medicine
Give flu shots and, in most states, other vaccinations
3) Advise patients about general health topics, such as diet, exercise, and managing stress, and on other issues, such as what equipment or supplies would be best to treat a health problem
4) Complete insurance forms and work with insurance companies to ensure that patients get the medicines they need
5) Oversee the work of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists in training (interns)
Keep records and do other administrative tasks.
6) Teach other health-care practitioners about proper medication therapies for patients.
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What are the duties that a pharmacist perform ?
10th Aug, 2017
Pharmacist Job Duties: Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders, detecting therapeutic incompatibilities. Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals. Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies, advising interventions.
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