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- check prescriptions for errors, ensuring they're appropriate and safe for the individual patient
- provide advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication, which could be by tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler
- participate in ward rounds to take patient drug histories
- liaise with other medical staff on problems patients may experience when taking their medicines
- discuss treatments with patients' relatives, community pharmacists and GPs
- make sure medicines are stored appropriately and securely
- supervise the work of less experienced and less qualified staff
- answer questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public
- keep up to date with, and contribute to, research and development
- write guidelines for drug use within the hospital and implement hospital regulations
- provide information on expenditure on drugs
- prepare and quality-check sterile medications, for example, intravenous medications
- set up and supervise clinical trials
- carry out teaching within the pharmacy department and in other areas of the hospital - this would only be once you have gained substantial experience.
Pharmacist - Chennai, India - Chennai Urology And Robotics Institute
