43PX Pharmacist

Core Skills

• pharmacy information systems use
• medication order verification and processing
• inventory and supply chain management
• clinical decision support utilization
• data analysis for medication use
• regulatory and compliance management
• team leadership and supervision
• patient and provider communication
• process improvement and workflow optimization
• documentation and reporting

Civilian Career Paths

• Pharmacy
• Project Management
• Administration

Training & Development

What the Work Involves

• Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
• Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
• Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: graduate-level education or extensive experience.