What does a pharmacist do?

Well, we are not just dispensers of medications behind the counter........


We, pharmacist:

• screen through prescriptions to check and make sure the medications together with the doses prescribed by the doctor are correct.
• provide patient counseling on their diseases and medications *inpatient and outpatient*
• conduct Therapeutic Drug Monitoring especially on drugs like Vancomycin, Digoxin, Theophyline, Aminoglycoside antibiotics, together with determining their doses and advising the doctors on the medication regimen.
• answer doctor/nurses/other pharmacist/patient/public query on medications *Drug Info Centre*
• supplying medications to outpatient and inpatient.
• supply dangerous drugs, like morphine, cocaine, psychotropic medications to patients
• conduct Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution *cancer drugs* and preparing TPN bags
• conduct clinical case clerking to follow up with the patient and intervene in any medication error...
• involve in the purchasing of all medications for the hospital
• conduct raid in pharmacies or places which perform any illegal drug business and bring them to court *Drug Enforcement*

Well, dun get me wrong..I'm not trying to be so proud here..just sharing with those who seems to be ignorant about the jobscope of a pharmacist...

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Neway got a MC today, waited for such a long time to see the doc in Klinik Warga...got rashes all over my body and migrane...Must be the post effect of working...Physically tired..Gotta rest...