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AI for Pharmacists

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

Pharmacists · O*NET 29-1051.00 · Job Zone 5 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

10 of 21tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

21 matched to the tools pharmacists use. Showing 21.

The tools this job actually uses

21 documented for this occupation. Showing 21, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • eClinicalWorks EHR softwarehot
  • Epic Systemshot
  • MEDITECH softwarehot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft SharePointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Computer records systems
  • Freedom MedTEACH
  • Healthprolink MedAtlas
  • Insurance claim processing software
  • Label-making software
  • Multitask software
  • Pyxis MedStation software
  • Recordkeeping software
  • RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
  • TPNassist
  • TTP LabTech comPOUND
  • Web browser software

What this job involves

20 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 20.

  1. Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
  2. Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
  3. Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
  4. Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
  5. Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
  6. Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
  7. Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
  8. Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
  9. Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
  10. Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
  11. Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy.
  12. Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
  13. Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.
  14. Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
  15. Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
  16. Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
  17. Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.
  18. Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
  19. Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
  20. Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
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