• be responsible for ensuring safe use of medicines
• fill and dispense medical prescriptions for in patients and out patients
• meet with patients to discuss the current medication they have been prescribed and how to take it
• check whether the current prescribed medication works with other medication they may already be taking
• work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that the best medication is prescribed for the whole of patient health
• perform a number of health screening tests, in some cases
• attend relevant professional development training to maintain currency of practice.
Registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA.
undergraduate course in pharmacy, an intern year and successfully complete the Pharmacy Board Registration examinations