Prescription Verification and Dispensing

- Receive and verify prescriptions issued by authorized medical practitioners.

- Ensure the correct medicine, dosage, strength, quantity, and route of administration before dispensing.

- Check prescriptions for completeness, legibility, and potential medication errors.

- Provide medicines to patients and hospital departments as per authorized prescriptions and approved procedures.

- Explain dosage instructions, timing, storage conditions, and precautions to patients.

- Refer unclear prescriptions or suspected medication errors to the prescribing doctor before dispensing.

- Ensure that restricted and prescription-only medicines are dispensed in accordance with applicable regulations.

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Stock and Inventory Management

- Maintain adequate stock of essential medicines and medical supplies.

- Monitor stock levels and prepare purchase requisitions based on consumption.

- Check batch numbers, expiry dates, and product details during receipt of medicines.

- Follow the FEFO (First Expiry, First Out) method for stock rotation.

- Maintain separate identification and proper storage of expired, damaged, recalled, and near-expiry medicines.

- Conduct regular physical stock verification and reconcile discrepancies.

- Prevent stockouts, overstocking, wastage, and unauthorized stock movement.

Storage and Temperature Monitoring

- Store medicines according to the manufacturer's recommended temperature and storage conditions.

- Monitor and record refrigerator and room temperatures as applicable.

- Maintain cold-chain requirements for vaccines and other temperature-sensitive products.





- Report temperature deviations and take corrective action according to hospital policy.

- Ensure proper storage of emergency medicines, high-alert medicines, and look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) medicines.

Billing and Documentation

- Enter medicine details accurately into the pharmacy billing software.

- Verify medicine names, quantities, prices, applicable taxes, and batch details where required.

- Generate bills and maintain sales, purchase, return, and stock records.

- Ensure proper documentation of medicine returns, cancellations, and credit notes.

- Maintain records of controlled or specially regulated medicines as required by law.

- Support pharmacy audits and submit stock and sales reports to the Pharmacy In-Charge.

Patient Safety and Quality

- Follow the hospital's medication safety policies and procedures.

- Check medicine labels and packaging before handing medicines to patients.

- Identify and report medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and suspected counterfeit or substandard medicines through approved channels.

- Maintain patient confidentiality and protect prescription and billing information.

- Counsel patients on the correct use of medicines within the pharmacist's professional scope.

- Follow infection prevention, hygiene, and housekeeping procedures in the pharmacy.

Coordination and Teamwork





- Coordinate with doctors, nurses, purchase staff, accounts, and hospital administration.

- Supply medicines to wards and other departments against authorized requests.

- Communicate stock shortages and urgent medicine requirements promptly.

- Ensure proper handover of pending tasks, stock issues, and critical information during shift changes.

- Participate in pharmacy meetings, training sessions, and quality improvement activities.

Qualifications and Skills

- Qualification: D.Pharm / B.Pharm or other legally recognized qualification appropriate to the position.

- Registration: Valid registration with the applicable State Pharmacy Council, as required by law.

- Knowledge of medicines, dosage forms, storage requirements, and prescription interpretation.

- Basic computer knowledge and pharmacy billing software skills.

- Good communication and patient counselling skills.

- Accuracy, integrity, attention to detail, and a patient-safety-oriented approach.

- Ability to work in shifts, including night duty, where required.

Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Prescription dispensing accuracy.

- Compliance with medicine storage and temperature records.

- Reduction in expired stock and medicine wastage.

- Inventory accuracy and stock availability.

- Timely completion of billing and documentation.

- Compliance with pharmacy SOPs and statutory requirements.

- Timely reporting of medication errors and stock discrepancies.

Pay: ₹8,200.00 - ₹31,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Adaptable schedule

- Paid time off

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Pharmacist (Madurai)
🏢 TAJ HOSPITAL
📍 Madurai