Director of Pharmacy (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical)

Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.

Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.

Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.

Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.

Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.

Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.

Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.

Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.

Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.

Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.

Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.

Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.

Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.

Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.

Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.

Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.