Pharmacist

Apollo Pharmacy; Anantapuram; On-site; INR 250,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Attractive incentives

Company rolls

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy in India is seeking a Pharmacist / Sr. Pharmacist for prescription filling and patient counsel at the counter. You will dispense medicines, advise on dosage, and consult with doctors for substitutions when needed.

You will also manage inventory, ensure cold chain conditions, handle billing, and support home delivery services to customers, while maintaining compliance with PCI regulations.

Qualifications

• Eligible candidates possess D. Pharm / B.Pharm / M.Pharm with PCI license.
• Experience in dispensing medicines and counseling customers.
• Familiarity with inventory management and prescription verification.

Responsibilities

• Attend doctor prescriptions at the sales counter and advise dosage; dispense medicines as prescribed; consult doctor for substitutions; cross-check items with bill.
• Counsel patients on health, drug reactions, and provide drug information; handle home delivery orders and inbound calls.
• Store drugs under proper refrigeration and ensure cold chain integrity.
• Enter stock in computer, reconcile with issues list, tally stock, and manage billing and sales targets.

Skills

Customer service

Counselling

Cash handling

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

D. Pharm

B.Pharm

M.Pharm

Tools

Billing system

Inventory software

POS system

Job description

PHARMACIST / SR. PHARMACIST Prescription Filling

• To attend the doctor's prescription at the sales counter and advise the dosage of medicines to the patients. Dispense drugs pursuant to a prescription issued by the doctor. In case the prescribed medicines not available, arrange the same from the in-house pharmacies for the honor of 100% prescription. Substitution of medicines is to be consulted with the doctor. Cross-check the issuing medicines with bill with regard to patient name, items name, quantity, expiry and acknowledge the bill.
• Customer Service: To counsel the patients / customers on health, reactions of medicines. To maintain good relations with customers/doctors. To maintain free home delivery register and follow‑up the medicines deliveries to the customers in time. Handle all the inbound calls primarily focusing on drug information, patient counselling/education and free home delivery orders. In addition, handle patient queries and issues with respect to drug therapy and drug information. Handle cash in billing counter as and when required.
• Cold Chain Management: Storing the drugs under proper conditions of refrigeration and security.
• Inventory Management & Sales: To enter stocks in computer and take printout of receipt from stores (RS) for cross-checking with items issues list from stores. To maintain record for no stock items and follow‑up the same. Ensure that 100% physical stock is tallied according to category (Tablets, Syrups, Injections, Fluids, Ointments, Liquids, Capsules, Powders, Drops, Surgicals, and Miscellaneous) twice a week. Daily rack wise verification of fast moving items. Ensure shift hand‑over and take‑over is given before leaving the work area. Focus on sales and strive to attain the target of the pharmacy. Check quantity, MRP, batch number and date of expiry of the received items. Bill management. Perform any other job assigned by the in-charge as per exigencies of work.
• Compensation & Benefits: This job is on company rolls offering competitive pay, benefits and attractive incentives.

Eligibility for candidates with D. Pharm / B.Pharm / M.Pharm qualification with valid PCI License ONLY.