Pharmacy Trainee

Apollo Pharmacy; Anakapalli; On-site; INR 167,400 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Attractive incentives

Job summary

Apollo Pharmacy in Anakapalli is seeking a Pharmacy Trainee to assist in dispensing medications and providing customer service. The role involves counseling patients on medication reactions and managing inventory to ensure medicines are stored properly.

The candidate will also prepare bills, handle cash, and deal with inquiries related to drug therapy. This position offers competitive pay and attractive incentives as part of the benefits package.

Qualifications

• Assist the pharmacist in dispensing drugs according to prescriptions.
• Counsel patients on health and medication reactions.
• Maintain inventory and ensure proper storage of medicines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of bills and manage cash when required.
• Handle inbound calls regarding drug information and patient counseling.
• Ensure 100% physical stock tally twice a week.

Skills

Customer Service

Inventory Management

Cold Chain Management

Job description

PHARMACY TRAINEE

• Assist the Pharmacist in dispensing drugs according to a prescription issued by the doctor. In case the prescribed medicines are 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 the bill concerning patient name, items name, quantity, expiry and acknowledge the bill. Check availability of stock in the pharmacy and, based on the availability, raise the indent for the stock.
• Customer Service: Counsel the patients/customers on health, the reaction of medicines. Maintain good relations with customers/doctors. Maintain the free home delivery register and follow‑up the medicine deliveries to the customers in time. Handle inbound calls primarily focusing on drug information, patient counselling/education, and free home delivery orders. Also, handle patient queries and issues concerning drug therapy and drug information. Handle cash in the billing counter as and when required.
• Cold Chain Management: Store the drugs under proper conditions of refrigeration and security. Prepare bills in computer and collect the cash. Check quantity, MRP, batch number and date of expiry of the received items from stores before entering into computer.
• Inventory Management & Sales: Enter stocks in computer and take the printout of receipt from stores (RS) for cross‑checking with items issues list from stores based on the stock availability. If necessary, import/export stock from nearby pharmacies through BT (Branch Transfers). If stock is not available at nearby pharmacies, directly communicate with DC‑in charge and visit the DC to collect the necessary stock with the period based on the emergency. Maintain the 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.
• 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.