Description
Dispense prescription medications in a community pharmacy, counsel patients on safe and effective use, and provide immunizations and basic health services. Collaborate with prescribers on drug selection, dosing, interactions, and therapy issues while ensuring insurance resolution, regulatory compliance, and efficient pharmacy operations.
- • Verify prescriptions for accuracy, appropriateness, and legal requirements.
- • Conduct drug utilization reviews and counsel on interactions, side effects, dosing, and storage.
- • Provide patient counseling at pickup and by phone for new and chronic therapies.
- • Administer immunizations and document per protocol and state law.
- • Deliver MTM, adherence outreach, and chronic disease support (diabetes, hypertension, smoking cessation).
- • Recommend OTC medications, devices, and self-care products.
- • Dispense prescriptions, including reconstitution and non-sterile compounding when needed.
- • Contact prescribers to clarify orders, suggest alternatives, or resolve therapy problems.
- • Coordinate prior authorizations, prescription transfers, and refills.
- • Resolve third-party adjudication and insurance billing issues.
- • Maintain controlled substance records, prescription files, inventories, and regulatory logs.
- • Order, receive, store, and manage pharmaceutical and health inventory.
- • Implement procedures for labeling, packaging, and safe disposal of medications.
- • Oversee pharmacy workflow; supervise and train technicians, interns, and staff.
- • Monitor dispensing trends to detect overuse, interactions, or diversion risks.
- • Provide health screenings and preventive services (blood pressure, point-of-care testing).
- • Ensure pharmacy cleanliness, security, and compliance with state and federal laws.
- • Use, update, and troubleshoot pharmacy software and automated systems.
- • Refer patients to prescribers or community resources when symptoms warrant.
- • Participate in quality assurance, error reporting, and continuous improvement.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
