Qualifications and Competencies

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a hospital or busy health facility.
• Must be registered and hold a valid license from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• Commitment to providing high quality care and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Dispense drugs to in-patients upon discharge and out-patients as per need.
• Ensure educating patients with instructions for proper use/cautioning on side effects is done always
• Scrutinize patient’s treatment sheets and prescriptions for suitability of prescribed drugs in relation to dosing accuracy, drug interaction and route of administration
• Provide drug information to patients, clinicians, nurses and other medical staff.
• Maintain an accurate record of all issued medicines in the bin cards. issue book and system.