Position: Pharmacist
Department: Pharmacy
Organization: Medscape Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. / Medscape Clinic
Location: Medscape Clinic, Kesavanpady, Ernakulam, Kerala
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reporting To: Centre Manager / Centre Head
Experience: 1–3 Years preferred
Qualification: D.Pharm / B.Pharm from a recognized institution
Registration: Valid State Pharmacy Council Registration is mandatory
1. JOB PURPOSE
The Pharmacist will be responsible for the protected, accurate and efficient dispensing of medicines, maintaining pharmacy inventory and records, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing appropriate medication-related guidance to patients.
The Pharmacist shall also support the smooth day-to-day operation of the clinic pharmacy and coordinate effectively with doctors, nurses, laboratory staff, billing personnel and the management team.
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIESA. Prescription & Medicine Dispensing
- Receive and verify prescriptions issued by authorized medical practitioners.
- Dispense medicines accurately according to the prescription.
- Verify medicine name, strength, dosage form, quantity, expiry date and batch number before dispensing.
- Ensure the correct medicine is supplied to the correct patient.
- Explain dosage, frequency, route of administration and basic precautions to patients wherever appropriate.
- Identify and escalate unclear, incomplete or potentially inappropriate prescriptions to the concerned doctor.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
B. Pharmacy Operations
- Ensure the pharmacy is maintained in a clean, organized and professional manner.
- Follow proper storage conditions for medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products.
- Maintain appropriate segregation of medicines based on storage and handling requirements.
- Follow FEFO (First Expiry, First Out) principles.
- Monitor near-expiry and expired medicines and ensure appropriate segregation and disposal procedures.
- Ensure proper handling a