Description
Prepare and dispense medications under a pharmacist's supervision. Measure, mix, count, package, label, and document prescriptions; maintain patient records, inventory, insurance processing, and customer service in retail, hospital, or mail-order settings.
- • Receive and verify written, electronic, or refill prescriptions for completeness and accuracy.
- • Enter and update prescription and patient information in pharmacy systems.
- • Count, measure, compound, and package medications per pharmacist verification.
- • Print, apply, and verify prescription and auxiliary labels.
- • Maintain proper storage, handling, and security of medications, including controlled substances.
- • Manage inventory: order, receive, stock, rotate, and check for expired items; reconcile invoices.
- • Price and file completed prescriptions; stage orders for pickup, delivery, or mail.
- • Process medical and prescription insurance claims and resolve rejections.
- • Operate cash registers and compute patient charges.
- • Answer telephones and route clinical questions to the pharmacist.
- • Assist customers with basic questions and locating items; refer counseling to the pharmacist.
- • Prepare sterile products using aseptic technique, including IV admixtures and syringes.
- • Supply, load, and monitor automated dispensing cabinets and robotic dispensing equipment.
- • Deliver medications and supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.
- • Clean, sanitize, and maintain work areas, equipment, and glassware.
- • Establish and maintain patient medication profiles and histories.
- • Prepack bulk medications into unit-dose or prescription bottles and affix labels.
- • Receive and store incoming supplies; verify quantities and report shortages.
- • Monitor inventory for outdated medications and initiate returns or disposals per policy.
- • Comply with workflow, quality, safety, and documentation procedures.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
