Pharmacist Intern: Patient Care & Medication Safety

Company : Dis-Chem Pharmacies; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity for a Pharmacist Intern at the Athol Oaklands store in Gauteng, South Africa. The internship aims to equip learners with foundational principles of the pharmaceutical environment, patient care, and quality lifelong learning.

You will assist in dispensing, stock control, prescription interpretation, patient education, and supervised training to develop competency in pharmaceutical care and ensuring safe, effective medication use.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm - 4 year

Responsibilities

• Assist in manufacturing non-sterile or sterile medicines according to approved formulas and procedures
• Distribute and control stock of Schedule 1 to Schedule 6 medicines or scheduled substances
• Order medicines and scheduled substances up to Schedule 6, as instructed
• Read and prepare prescriptions, label, and supply medicines based on pharmacist interpretation
• Provide instructions on the correct use of supplied medicines
• Promote health by providing relevant information to individuals
• Provide services under supervision for educational and training purposes
• Accurately interpret scripts and ensure compliance with legal requirements
• Capture and verify patient and script details in the system
• Ensure accurate medication picking, packing, labeling, and awareness of drug interactions

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

BPharm - 4 year

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity for a Pharmacist Intern at the Athol Oaklands store in Gauteng, South Africa. The internship aims to equip learners with foundational principles of the pharmaceutical environment, patient care, and quality lifelong learning.

You will assist in dispensing, stock control, prescription interpretation, patient education, and supervised training to develop competency in pharmaceutical care and ensuring safe, effective medication use.