Medication Dispensing: Reviewing prescriptions from healthcare providers to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of medication therapy. Dispensing medications, including measuring, compounding, labeling, and packaging prescriptions according to legal and professional standards. Patient Counseling and Education: Providing medication counseling to patients on proper medication use, dosage instructions, potential side effects, and precautions. Answering patients' questions about medications, drug interactions, and over-the-counter products. Medication Management: Monitoring and managing medication therapy for patients, including assessing medication adherence and efficacy. Collaborating with healthcare providers to optimize medication regimens, adjust dosages, or recommend alternative therapies as needed. Clinical Pharmacy Services: Participating in patient care rounds, medication therapy management (MTM), and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure comprehensive patient care. Conducting medication reviews, therapeutic drug monitoring, and evaluating laboratory data to assess patient response to medications. Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with pharmacy laws, regulations, and standards of practice related to medication dispensing, record-keeping, and patient confidentiality. Participating in quality improvement initiatives, medication safety programs, and adverse drug reaction reporting. Pharmacy Operations Management: Managing pharmacy inventory, including ordering medications, maintaining stock levels, and monitoring expiration dates. Overseeing pharmacy operations, workflow efficiency, and ensuring proper storage and handling of medications. Health Promotion and Public Health Initiatives: Promoting public health initiatives such as immunizations, smoking cessation programs, and medication therapy management services. Educating patients and the community on health topics, disease prevention, and medication safety. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and resolve medication-related issues. Communicating effectively with patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care and patient safety. Continuing Education and Professional Development: Staying updated with developments in pharmacology, pharmacy practice guidelines, and healthcare trends through continuing education programs and professional conferences. Maintaining licensure and certifications required for pharmacy practice, including fulfilling continuing education requirements. Ethical and Professional Standards: Adhering to ethical standards and professional codes of conduct in pharmacy practice, including patient advocacy, confidentiality, and integrity. Practicing with empathy, compassion, and cultural sensitivity in interactions with patients and healthcare team members.