Pharmacy Compounder

Over de functie

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

· Ensure correct formula preparation according to the prescription following quality assurance guidelines ·

Follow all Standard Operating Procedures and processes for compounding, including respecting of the necessary approval points to ensure dosage accuracy and patient health and safety.

.Ensure compounds are prepared in accordance to formulation and that all relevant compounding guidelines and quality standards are maintained;

· Weigh and measure suitable chemicals to prepare different kinds of compounds including lozenges, creams, solutions, ointments, capsules, and suppositories;

· Package and label prepared compounds with a suitable dispensing tool;

· Place and confirm that the beyond-use date on the patient’s product label is correct;

· Send prepared compound and documentation to supervising pharmacist for verification and sign off;

· Complete the quality assurance procedures on assigned randomly sampled scripts and document results following standards;

· Daily cleaning and production logs in accordance with Standard Operating Processes

· Perform daily confirmation that all equipment is working well, including capsule machines, counters, and balances;

· Ensure equipment signals and readings, including freezer/fridge temperatures and weights on scales at work stations, are verified and maintained every morning;

· Ensure that all relevant steps in each compound are verified with the supervising pharmacist;

· Deliver special projects and perform other relevant duties that may be assigned.

· Knowledge of Stock management and FIFO method.