Pharmacists
What they do most days?
Ensures that drugs and medicaments are in good supply and are stored properly.
Tests and analyses drugs to determine their identity, purity and strength.
Liaises with other professionals regarding the development, manufacturing and testing of drugs.
Maintains prescription files and records issue of narcotics, poisons and other habit-forming drugs.
Checks that recommended doses are not being exceeded and that instructions are understood by patients.
Highlights a drug’s potential side effects, identifies harmful interactions with other drugs and assesses the suitability of treatments for patients with particular health conditions.
Advises health professionals on the selection and appropriate use of medicines.
Prepares or directs the preparation of prescribed medicaments in liquid, powder, tablet, ointment or other form following prescriptions issued by medical doctors and other health professionals.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
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Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.