Newcastle

Pharmacy Manager

Pharmacy Managers are registered Pharmacists who manage the day-to-day operations of a pharmacy business while overseeing the quality and compliance of drug preparations and dispensing. They hire, train, and supervise pharmacy technicians and interns as well as retail and administrative staff.

As a Pharmacy Manager you could be receiving a prescription and checking the patient’s medicine history, supervising the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ensuring that the pharmacy’s prescription processing procedures comply with legislation relating to the issue of narcotics and habit-forming drugs, meeting with pharmacy retail staff to discuss monthly sales and promotional activities, hiring a new administrative assistant, or reviewing the monthly accounts and sales figures.

To succeed in this occupation you will need a thorough working knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice, well-developed leadership skills, and the ability to communicate with patients and retail customers.

Future demand Medium
Average yearly income $113,360
Skill level Unknown

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