Description
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants work under the supervision of pharmacists or other relevant health professionals to dispense drugs and medicines, issue pre-packaged prescriptions, sell over-the-counter medication, dispense spectacles and contact lenses and other related products.Main Tasks
- Checks received prescriptions for legality and accuracy and confirms patients’ or customers’ details;
- Maintains records of prescriptions received and drugs issued;
- Checks stock levels, rotates stock, orders new stock from supplying companies and ensures that products are stored appropriately;
- Arranges displays of merchandise;
- Relays information to customers under the direction of pharmacist or other health professional;
- Carries out sales transaction, wraps and packages goods.
Qualifications
Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by study towards vocational qualifications. NVQs/ SVQs are available in relevant areas and at various levels, and apprenticeships may be available.What Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
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(C9) Others in biological sciences | 3 |
(L4) Social policy | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(B2) Pharmacology, toxicology & pharmacy | 7 |
(G1) Mathematics | 1 |
(W2) Design studies | 4 |
(L3) Sociology | 6 |
(B5) Ophthalmics | 3 |
(C1) Biology | 5 |
(F1) Chemistry | 4 |
(C8) Psychology | 9 |
(Y0) Combined | 1 |
(V3) History by topic | 1 |
(W3) Music | 2 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
(V4) Archaeology | 1 |
(D4) Agriculture | 1 |
(W6) Cinematics & photography | 2 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 3 |
(Q3) English studies | 3 |
(L2) Politics | 1 |
(H2) Civil engineering | 1 |
(B7) Nursing | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 1 |
(W4) Drama | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 3 |
(J9) Others in technology | 1 |
(I2) Information systems | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 1 |
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 3 |
(B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
(F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 2 |
(L1) Economics | 1 |
(B4) Nutrition | 1 |
(N1) Business studies | 3 |
(X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
(L5) Social work | 1 |
(X1) Training teachers | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 1 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
(C3) Zoology | 1 |
(P3) Media studies | 1 |
(N2) Management studies | 1 |
(V1) History by period | 3 |
(N3) Finance | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 1 |
(W5) Dance | 1 |