Pharmacy Employment - Working as Community pharmacists
Community pharmacists, working from high street, local and rural pharmacies, use their detailed knowledge to ensure that medicines ordered on doctors’ prescriptions or bought over the counter are correctly and safely supplied, with appropriate patient counselling on use and potential side effects. They provide a convenient source of treatment and advice on minor ailments for the general public. Community pharmacists are part of the healthcare team. They are concerned with the sale and supply of medicines, and the provision of advice about medicines, symptoms and general health matters. They dispense medicines, counsel patients on their proper use, clarify dosages are correct, and check new treatments are compatible with other medicines the patient may be taking. Community pharmacists work in a retail environment within pharmacy employment and may also be involved in the management of the business. This may include marketing, finance, accounting, personnel management and stock control.
