Pharmacist

Apollo Pharmacy; Prayagraj; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Incentives

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy in Prayagraj is seeking a pharmacist to handle prescription filling, patient counseling, and fast, accurate billing. You will manage inventory, ensure cold-chain compliance, and coordinate with doctors for substitutions and drug information.

The role emphasizes patient care, timely home deliveries, and maintaining stock accuracy while meeting pharmacy targets. PCI-licensed candidates with a pharmacy background are preferred.

Qualifications

• Eligible if D. Pharm / B. Pharm / M. Pharm with PCI license.
• If PCI license is pending, Apply for Trainee Pharmacist role as directed.

Responsibilities

• Attend prescriptions at the sales counter, advise dosage, dispense drugs, and verify with bill for patient details.
• Counsel patients on health, drug information, and potential reactions; manage home delivery and inquiries.
• Store drugs under proper refrigeration and security conditions.
• Enter stock in the system, reconcile with issue lists, and maintain records for out-of-stock items.

Skills

Prescription filling

Customer service

Inventory management

Billing / cash handling

Cold chain management

Education

D. Pharm / B. Pharm / M. Pharm (PCI licensed)

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.