Pharmacist

Apollo Pharmacy; Tumakuru; On-site; INR 330,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy in Karnataka is seeking a Pharmacist to handle prescription filling, patient counseling, and inventory control. You will ensure accurate dispensing, advise on dosages, and verify items against bills at the sales counter.

The ideal candidate holds a PCI-licensed D. Pharm / B. Pharm / M. Pharm and will manage billing, home delivery coordination, and regulatory compliance while supporting store operations.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for candidates with D. Pharm / B. Pharm / M. Pharm qualification with a valid PCI License only.

Responsibilities

• Prescription filling at the sales counter; advise dosage, dispense drugs, and verify against bill.
• Counsel patients on health and drug reactions; handle drug information queries and free home delivery orders.
• Store drugs under proper refrigeration and security conditions.
• Enter stock in system, reconcile receipts, maintain records for out-of-stock items, and perform rack-wise checks.
• Sales focus: attain pharmacy targets and manage bill at counter.
• Bill management: perform other duties as assigned by the in-charge.

Skills

Patient counseling

Customer service

Cash handling

Inventory management

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.