Pharmacist

Apollo Pharmacy; Nandyal; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy invites applications for the Pharmacist / Sr. Pharmacist (Prescription Filling) role.

You will attend doctor prescriptions at the sales counter, advise on medicine dosage, dispense drugs, and coordinate in-house substitutes to honor 100% prescriptions. You will counsel patients on health and drug information, handle home delivery queries, manage billing, and ensure proper storage and stock control across categories.

Qualifications

• Dispense drugs pursuant to prescription and cross-check with doctor’s order.
• Counsel patients on health, reactions and drug information; handle home delivery orders.
• Maintain stock records and perform regular stock verification; ensure correct billing and rack management.

Responsibilities

• Attend doctor prescriptions at sales counter and advise dosage.
• Dispense drugs and arrange substitutes from in-house pharmacies to honor prescriptions.
• Counsel patients on drugs, manage free home delivery and respond to drug information queries.
• Handle inbound calls related to drug information and customer service; manage billing when required.
• Storing drugs under proper refrigeration and security (cold chain).
• Enter stock data into computer, print receipts, and verify against issue lists; tally stock twice weekly.

Skills

Customer service

Patient counselling

Inventory management

Billing 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, 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.