Retail Pharmacist
ANZSCO 251513
21,700
37%
61%
36 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Retail Pharmacists dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to the public, educate customers on health promotion, disease prevention and the proper use of medicines, and sell non-prescription medicines and related goods in a community pharmacy.
What they typically do
- Receives prescriptions, checks patients' medicine histories, and ensures optimal dosage and methods of administration and drug compatibility before dispensing.
- Prepares or supervises the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications to fill prescriptions.
- Advises patients on drug incompatibility and contra-indications.
- Maintains prescription files and records issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-forming drugs.
- Stores and preserves vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration.
- Supplies non-prescription medicines, and diagnostic and therapeutic aids.
- Supervises and co-ordinates the work of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns and pharmacy sales assistants.
States and territories
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Retail Pharmacist.
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Graduate Certificate in Pharmacist Prescribing
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