Pharmacists now have more options!
September 9, 2013
There was a time when being
a Pharmacist meant dispensing,
counselling and assisting with
the occasional front of shop sale.
No more! I’ve been seeing more
pharmacies stepping outside
of the box and offering options
for Pharmacists to specialise in
new and dynamic areas. Some
examples:
• Aged Care Pharmacist: Focus on
DAA’s, maintaining and developing
client relationships plus clinical
services like medication reviews.
• Customer Care Pharmacist: A
non-dispensing retail Pharmacist
role with the focus on being in
the Front of Shop to engage with
customers.
• Professional Services
Pharmacist: To focus on 5CPA
programs and services for obesity,
diabetes and cardiovascular
disease, etc.
• Clinical Pharmacist: In
Hospitals, working with Allied
Health Professionals for medication
optimisation for patients.
• Accredited Pharmacist: Offering
Medication Management Review
services such as HMR, RMMR and
QUM
• Dispensing Pharmacist:
Focus on dispensing medicines,
counselling, monitoring for adverse
effects, interactions, etc. The most
diverse Pharmacist.
• Oncology Pharmacist: Focus on
one of many settings like medical
oncology, haematology, palliative
care and cytotoxic preparation
services.
• Compounding Pharmacist: To
focus on creating patient-specific
pharmaceuticals as prescribed,
generally in a community setting.
With so many options available,
what will you choose?
This
week’s contributor
is David Shaw,
Recruitment
Consultant
at Raven’s
Recruitment.
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