Pharmacist vs physician assistant

Differences between pharmacist and physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Perform diabetes interviews along with physician collaboration agreement to manage therapy and optimal goals.
• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Perform critical care and oncology medication therapy management reviews for all patients assign to both satellite pharmacies.
• Assist with transition to new computer system pending start of permanent PIC.
• Deliver approximately 20K prescriptions per day to patients through budgeting Dr. Andy Nguyen, Pharm.
• Provide small-group formal educational presentations for cardiac rehabilitation patients.
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Physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage a variety of acute and chronic conditions especially asthma, allergies, injuries, and infectious diseases.
• Manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, ASCVD, chronic back and joint pains, depression, and anxiety.
• Manage patient surgical care throughout the continuum of care from pre-op, to discharge planning, including ambulatory and hospital in-patients.
• Attain pertinent history & physicals for obstetrics and gynecological acute and preventative visits.
• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Aid in the acute management of trauma patients including obtaining appropriate studies, suturing, and CPR.
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