Article: The Responsibilities Of A Pharmacists

Register to read the introduction… Thompson as states that pharmacists before filling these prescriptions and dispensing the drugs must check the amount the doctor prescribed and cross check the patient's medical history and other prescribed medications to make sure there are not any dangerous drug interactions. Pharmacists also play a key role in encouraging healthy eating, getting enough sleep, exercising daily and overall healthy living to patients. Pharmacists must also be familiar with medical equipment like blood meters to be able to help a diabetic choose the right meter and test strips to go along with it. There is also a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into being a pharmacist like training pharmacy technicians, filing drug claims and insurance paperwork. According to Mark Everett (RPh) due to the pharmacists becoming more relational with patients, the focus of a pharmacists is becoming less about medications and more about the wellbeing of the patient. This is done through drug therapy management, distributing immunizations and wellness testing. Lynne Everton, Jennifer Mariot, Tracey Bessell, Lisa Nesson and Lauren Dean agree with Mark Everett in the fact that pharmacists are more focused on finding the right concoction of over the counter medications and prescribed medication to keep the patient healthy and not create a lethal combination of …show more content…
"USATODAY.com - Top Skills You Need to Be a Pharmacist."USATODAY.com - Top Skills You Need to Be a Pharmacist. Gannett Co. Inc., 19 Nov. 2002. Web. 06 Apr. 2014. Reporter for USA Today, Alison Hart reports her finding from personal interviews with pharmaceutical experts including Steve Croke the president of Pharmacy Choice, an online service providing career placement and development for new pharmacists. Also, Hart talked one on one with Suzanne Richards chief executive officer of Tustin Hospital and Medical Center in California. Hart believes the skills that are necessary to be a good pharmacist include attention to detail, computer literacy, preparation of drugs and drug knowledge and assessment. These experts believe that potential employers are looking for all of these skills. It’s important that patients receive the right amount and dosage of medication, this is important especially in retail pharmacy due to the mass amount of customers and the lack of room for error. Also, employers also look for potential employees to possess high marks from college, math and science skills including a heavy knowledge of statistics, chemistry and biology and computer savviness. These skills allow retail pharmacists to create effective remedies for