Pharmaceutical Technologist III

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• A Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
  
• A registration certificate from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
  
• A valid practising license from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
  
• Certificate in computer application skills will be an added advantage
  

• Receiving, interpreting, and processing of prescriptions
  
• Recording prescriptions in a unit pharmacy
  
• Pre-packing, repacking and writing instructions on the labels
  
• Counselling patients on usage of drugs in a pharmacy unit
  
• Maintaining drug registers/books
  
• Stock-taking of drugs and medicinal devices on monthly basis