Requirements for appointment
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:
Diploma in pharmacy from an institution approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
A certificate of enrolment issued by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution.
Duties & Responsibilities
Receiving, interpreting and processing subscriptions;
Recording prescriptions in a pharmacy unit;
Pre-packing, repacking and writing instructions on labels;
Counselling patients on usage of drugs in a pharmacy unit;
Maintaining drug registers/books; and Stock-taking of drugs and medicinal devices on monthly basis.
Prescription processing in health care facilities.
Medication counselling to patients.
Inventory management of health products.
Carry out commodity management roles including; quantification, ordering, receipt and rationalization of commodities.
Reporting to the pharmacist in charge
Pharmacovigilance activities
Any other roles as may be assigned
