Pharmacist, Emporium Pharmacy

aku; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Aga Khan University Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan invites applications for the position of Pharmacist in Pharmacy. You will be responsible for dispensing medications in inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory settings, reviewing physician orders, and ensuring safe, accurate drug therapy and timely delivery.

The role involves handling cytotoxic preparation, sterile injections and chemo monitoring, along with patient counselling and collaboration with medical staff.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university.
• Traineeship in a medium/large hospital or ~1 year experience in a similar capacity.
• Familiarity with hospital pharmacy functioning.
• Knowledge of physiology, pharmacology and pharmaceutical practice.
• Familiarity with locally available drugs and their indications.
• Ability to communicate with medical professionals.
• Willingness to work in shift duties.

Responsibilities

• Dispense drugs in inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory pharmacies.
• Review and process physician orders for accurate doses.
• Monitor lab reports for antibiotics, drug interactions, duplication.
• Ensure timely delivery of medications to units and patients.
• Verify label accuracy before dispensing.
• Maintain accurate expiry lists of drugs.
• Assist in patient counselling for outpatient prescriptions.
• Prepare cytotoxic drugs, TPN, IVPB mixtures.
• Prepare sterile injections, bulk compounding and chemo monitoring.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Pharmacist

Entity: Secondary Hospitals

Location: Lahore, Pakistan.

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University Hospital invites applications for the position of Pharmacist in Pharmacy.

Job Role / Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• dispense drugs in the inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory pharmacies
• review and process physician orders for accurate therapeutic doses
• monitor Laboratory Reports for proper indication of antibiotics, drug-drug interaction, duplication of same class etc
• ensure timely delivery of medication to nursing units and patients
• ensure accuracy of the label before dispensing
• complete expiry of drug list on accurate and timely basis
• assist in patient counselling for outpatient prescription and maintenance of cash
• prepare cytotoxic drug, TPN solution, IVPB mixtures etc
• prepare sterile injection, bulk compounding and monitoring of chemo critical list

perform any other relevant task assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

You should have:

• a Doctorate / Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university

• traineeship experience in a medium / large hospital or preferably one year experience in the similar capacity

• familiarity with hospital pharmacy functioning

• sound knowledge of physiology, pharmacology and pharmaceutical

• familiarity with locally available drugs, pharmaceutical and their indications

• ability to communicate with medical professionals

• willingness to work in shift duties