Question

Indicate if the following roles/responsibilities belong to the pharmacist, the technician, or both.

- Counseling patients
- Preparing intravenous medications
- Verifying prescriptions
- Detecting drug interactions
- Stocking/ordering drugs
- Repackaging drugs
- Consulting with patients on over-the-counter products
- Vaccinating patients
- Recommending drug formulary
- Taking allergy history
- Entering prescription information into computer
- Filling and labeling prescriptions
- Monitoring adverse drug reactions
- Resolving insurance billing
- Receiving prescriptions from patients
- Receiving prescriptions over the phone
- Transferring prescriptions
- Monitoring patient response to therapy
- Preparing hazardous drugs
- Consulting with prescribers

Answer 1

Pharmacist

- Preparing intravenous medications

- Verifying prescriptions

- Stocking/ordering drugs

- Repackaging drugs

- Vaccinating patients

- Filling and labeling prescriptions

- Resolving insurance billing

- Receiving prescriptions from patients

- Receiving prescriptions over the phone

- Transferring prescriptions

- Preparing hazardous drugs