§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

pharmacist

Pharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication.

Description

Pharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication. They offer clinical information on medicines, report suspected adverse reactions, and provide personalised support to patients. Pharmacists formulate and test medications in laboratories, and store, preserve, and distribute them.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

pedagogy medical devices nutrition accounting techniques homeopathy phytotherapy radiopharmaceuticals medical statistics

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice contribute to continuity of health care empathise with the healthcare user interact with healthcare users manufacture medicines manage personal professional development communicate in healthcare maintain adequate medication storage conditions perform therapeutic drug monitoring prepare doses of medication according to patient needs provide health education ensure client orientation prepare medication from prescription participate in medical inventory control manage medication safety issues test medicinal products work in multidisciplinary health teams follow clinical guidelines supervise pharmaceutical staff manage healthcare users' data comply with legislation related to health care maintain pharmacy records communicate with customers ensure pharmacovigilance manage medical supply chains dispense medicines handle the logistics of medicinal products ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations provide pharmaceutical advice counsel healthcare users on medicines accept own accountability obtain healthcare user's medical status information refer healthcare users advise on healthcare users' informed consent perform project management contribute to public health campaigns apply organisational techniques check information on prescriptions listen actively ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy evaluate scientific data concerning medicines monitor patients' medication process medical insurance claims provide medicines information

OPTIONALOptional competences

advise on poisoning incidents use e-health and mobile health technologies maintain medical devices improve safety of medicines apply blended learning operate cash register teach in academic or vocational contexts provide anti-cancer medical treatment use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care recruit employees manage adverse reactions to drugs conduct health related research

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)