Retail pharmacist vs clinical staff pharmacist

Differences between retail pharmacist and clinical staff pharmacist duties and responsibilities

Retail pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Hold concurrent role as PIC for Pleasanton store, managing daily pharmacy operations and staff.
• Compound medications as required and provide immunization services for eligible patients.
• Establish relationship with customers so they gain feeling of trust and compassion.
• Practice state and federal dispensing regulations (HIPAA compliant) regarding control substances, narcotics, and pharmaceutical agents.
• Monitor appropriateness of medication and dose, check for interactions and allergies, and assure the quality of the medication dispense.
• Develop policy and procedures for OBRA long term care regulations, CMS guidelines, therapeutic lab monitoring, and infusion admixture.
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Clinical staff pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Determine appropriateness of medications and monitor drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, and allergies.
• Analyze every drug order for potential drug-relate medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure that patients receive optimal drug therapy.
• Verify daily proficiency reports generate by the PYXIS dispensing system.
• Serve as the preceptor for PharmD students in a clinical in-hospital pharmacy rotation.
• Check against drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, and monitor for core measure compliance.
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