Pharmacist

Apollo Pharmacy; East Godavari; On-site; INR 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits

Incentives

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy is seeking a PCI-licensed pharmacist with D. Pharm / B. Pharm / M. Pharm to join our team. The role involves prescription filling, patient counselling, and ensuring accurate billing and stock management at the sales counter.

Candidates must hold a PCI license and be able to coordinate with doctors on substitutions, while handling home-delivery orders and inquiries related to drug information.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for candidates with D. Pharm, B. Pharm or M. Pharm and a valid PCI license.

Responsibilities

• Prescription filling at the sales counter with dosage advice and dispensing.
• Consult doctors on substitutions and verify bills with patient details and expiry dates.
• Counsel patients on health and medicines; manage free home delivery and handle drug information queries.
• Store drugs under proper refrigeration and manage inventory, stock tally and rack verification.
• Handle billing and perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Patient counselling

Pharmacy operations

Cash handling

Education

D. Pharm

B. Pharm

M. Pharm

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Prescription Filling: Attend to doctors’ prescriptions at the sales counter, advise dosage, dispense drugs, arrange unavailable medicines from in-house pharmacies ensuring 100% prescription compliance. Consult with doctors on medicine substitutions. Cross‑check issued medicines with the bill in terms of patient name, item name, quantity, expiry, and acknowledge the bill.
• Customer Service: Counsel patients/customers on health, medicine reactions; maintain good relations with customers/doctors; maintain a free home delivery register and follow up deliveries in a timely manner. Handle inbound calls focusing on drug information, patient counselling/education, and free home delivery orders. Handle patient queries and issues regarding drug therapy and drug information. Handle cash at the billing counter as required.
• Cold Chain Management: Store drugs under proper refrigeration and security conditions.
• Inventory Management & Sales: Enter stocks in the computer system, print receipts from stores for cross‑checking with item issue lists; maintain records for out‑of‑stock items and follow up. Ensure 100% physical stock is tallied per category (tablets, syrups, injections, fluids, ointments, liquids, capsules, powders, drops, surgicals, miscellaneous) twice a week. Perform daily rack‑wise verification of fast‑moving items. Ensure shift hand‑over/take‑over before leaving. Focus on sales and strive to attain pharmacy targets. Verify quantity, MRP, batch number, and expiry date of 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

NOTE: Eligibility for candidates with D. Pharm / B. Pharm / M. Pharm qualification with a valid PCI License only. In case awaiting PCI license, apply for the "Trainee Pharmacist" role on https://careers.apollopharmacy.app.