Scientific Knowledge: The ability to identify and understand different drug groups, their medical uses, side effects and related terminology.
Practice: Proficiency in accurate dispensing of inpatient and outpatient medications, and formulation of prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Mathematical Skills: The ability to efficiently calculate weights, volumes, and dosages and convert standard units without errors.
Inventory and storage management: The ability to apply proper hygienic conditions for the storage of medicines and chemicals, and to monitor expiration and potency dates.
Communication and Counseling: Possess strong communication skills to provide clear guidance to patients on how to use medication and warn of the risks of misuse.
Handling of Pharmaceutical Equipment: The skill of operating and basic maintenance of devices, instruments, and scales used in the pharmacy and laboratory.
Professional Behavior: Working with high professionalism and ethics within the health team and adhering to the laws governing the profession of a pharmacist’s assistant.
