A professional who compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care, according to professional standards and state and federal legal requirements. Responsibilities include:

• Reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes, such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
• Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data, such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• May assay medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
• May instruct interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy, or teach in college of pharmacy.
• May work in hospital pharmacy and be designated Pharmacist, Hospital