pharmacy assistant (EN)
ISCO 3213 · v1.2.1
Pharmacy assistants perform general duties, such as stock management, serving at the cash desk, or performing administrative duties. They deal with the inventory within the pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.
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Source aliases (EN)
- pharmacy service assistant
- pharmacy dispensing assistant
- assistant in pharmacy
- dispensing assistant
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 41
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- check information on prescriptions
- hygiene in a health care setting
- respond to changing situations in health care
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- handle the logistics of medicinal products
- communicate with customers
- medicines
- contribute to continuity of health care
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- maintain pharmaceutical records
- empathise with the healthcare user
- transfer medication
- take pharmaceutical inventory
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- manage healthcare users' data
- prepare prescription labels
- ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
- deal with emergency care situations
- maintain adequate medication storage conditions
- provide health education
- handle petty cash
- communicate in healthcare
- process medical insurance claims
- follow clinical guidelines
- ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- comply with legislation related to health care
- listen actively
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- promote inclusion
- interact with healthcare users
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- apply organisational techniques
- communicate by telephone
- medicines for self-medication
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- check for medication expiry terms
- accept own accountability
Optional (EN) · 10
- educate on the prevention of illness
- operate cash register
- phytotherapy
- provide pharmaceutical advice
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- pharmacokinetics
- communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- homeopathy
- apply context specific clinical competences
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