Pharmacist

Apollo Pharmacy; Kamrup Metropolitan; On-site; INR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy is seeking a Pharmacist / Sr. Pharmacist to attend doctor prescriptions at the sales counter, counsel patients on medicines, and manage in-house stock.

The role emphasizes accurate dispensing, cross-checking bills, and maintaining proper cold chain storage where needed. Responsibilities include ensuring 100% prescription fulfillment, handling cash at the counter, and ensuring timely home delivery and patient education.

Qualifications

• Dispense drugs pursuant to a prescription issued by the doctor.
• Counsel patients on health and inform about drug therapy and possible reactions.
• Enter stocks into the computer and cross-check with items issued from stores.

Responsibilities

• Attend doctor's prescriptions at the sales counter and advise dosage.
• Dispense drugs and arrange alternatives from in-house pharmacies when needed.
• Cross-check issued medicines with the bill for patient name, items, quantity, expiry.
• Ensure proper storage under refrigeration where required and maintain cold chain.
• Maintain stock correctly and focus on achieving pharmacy sales targets.
• Handle bill at the counter and assist in daily billing operations.

Skills

Prescription filling

Patient counselling

Inventory management

Cash handling

Education

D. Pharm / B.Pharm / M.Pharm with PCI license

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, reaction 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.

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