目錄
簡介 Intro
社區藥劑師和醫院藥劑師配製和分配規定的藥品，並向客戶和衛生保健提供者提供諮詢服務。他們受僱於零售和醫院藥房，或者有可能成為自僱人士。工業藥劑師參與醫藥產品的研究，開發，推廣和製造。他們受僱於製藥公司，政府部門和機構。
Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers. They are employed in retail and hospital pharmacies, or they may be self-employed. Industrial pharmacists participate in the research, development, promotion and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. They are employed in pharmaceutical companies and government departments and agencies.
主要職責 Main Duties
社區藥劑師和醫院藥師執行部分或全部下列職責：Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists perform some or all of the following duties:
- 檢查處方劑量是否適當
- Check prescriptions for proper dosage
- 通過計算，測量和混合所需數量的藥物和其他成分，並用正確的數量填充適當的容器，配置處方醫藥產品
- Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the quantities of drugs and other ingredients required and filling appropriate containers with correct quantity
- 向客戶或其他衛生保健專業人員發放處方藥品，並針對適應症，禁忌症，不良反應，藥物相互作用和劑量給予建議
- Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals and advise them on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
- 維護客戶的用藥檔案，包括毒藥和麻醉藥品和控製藥物的註冊表
- Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
- 確保疫苗，血清，生物製劑和其他藥物及藥品的適量準備，包裝，配送和儲存
- Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals and other drugs and pharmaceuticals
- 訂購和維護醫藥用品的庫存
- Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
- 建議客戶選擇和使用非處方用藥
- Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
- 可以監督和協調其他藥劑師，藥房助理，藥學技術人員及其他工作人員的活動。
- May supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff.
工業藥劑師執行部分或全部下列職責：Industrial pharmacists perform some or all of the following duties:
- 參與研究新藥開發
- Participate in research for the development of new drugs
- 制定醫學研究人員要開發的新藥品
- Formulate new drug products developed by medical researchers
- 測試新藥物產品的穩定性，並確定吸收和消除模式
- Test new drug products for stability and to determine absorption and elimination patterns
- 協調新藥物的臨床研究
- Co-ordinate clinical investigations of new drugs
- 控制生產過程中醫藥產品的質量，以確保它們符合效價，純度，均勻性，穩定性和安全性的標準
- Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
- 開發特定藥物的用途，特性和風險有關的信息材料
- Develop information materials concerning the uses, properties and risks of particular drugs
- 評估藥物產品的標籤，包裝和廣告
- Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
- 向保健專業人員促銷醫藥產品。
- Promote pharmaceutical products to health professionals.
任職要求 Employment Requirements
- 必需是中藥學科學學士學位。
- A bachelor of science degree in pharmacy is required.
- 藥劑師也要求在藥劑師監督下的實踐培訓。
- Pharmacists also require practical training under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- 各省和各地區的社區和醫院藥劑師要求持有執照
- Licensure is required in all provinces and territories for community and hospital pharmacists.
所有職稱 All Titles
- 臨床藥師 clinical pharmacist
- 社區藥劑師 community pharmacist
- 藥房的部門主管 – 醫院 dispensary department supervisor – hospital
- 藥物信息藥劑師 drug information pharmacist
- 藥劑師 druggist
- 醫療保健機構藥劑師 health care institution pharmacist
- 醫院藥劑師 hospital druggist
- 醫院藥劑師 hospital pharmacist
- 工業藥劑師 industrial pharmacist
- 實習藥劑師 intern pharmacist
- 藥劑師 pharmacist
- 藥劑師顧問 pharmacist consultant
- 註冊藥劑師 registered pharmacist
- 零售藥劑師 retail pharmacist
不包括職稱 Exclusions
- 化學家 Chemists 2112
- 首席藥劑師（經理在醫療保健藥房和藥店董事） Chiefs of pharmacy and pharmacy directors (in 0311 Managers in health care )
- 醫藥銷售代表（技術銷售專家 – 批發貿易） Pharmaceutical sales representatives (in 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade )
- 藥理學家（生物學家和相關科學家） Pharmacologists (in 2121 Biologists and related scientists )
- 藥劑助理（其他協助職業衛生服務的支持） Pharmacy assistants (in 3414 Other assisting occupations in support of health services )
- 藥房和藥店經理（零售及批發貿易經理） Pharmacy and drugstore managers (in 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers )
- 藥學技術人員（其他醫療技師和技術員（除了牙齒健康）） Pharmacy technicians (in 3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) )