Pharmaceutical Technologist III - 5 Posts at Meru County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• This is the entry and training grade for diploma holders in pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Technologists. An officer at this level will assist senior officers in the provision of pharmaceutical services. Specific duties and responsibilities will involve dispensing of drugs/medicines and counseling patients on drug usage in a unit pharmacy.

Specific duties and responsibilities at this level will include: -

• Receiving, interpreting, and processing of prescriptions; Recording prescriptions in a unit pharmacy ; Pre-pack, repack and write instructions on the label; Counseling patients on drug usage in a pharmacy unit, maintaining drug register/books, and stock taking of drugs and medicinal devices on monthly basis.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Diploma in either Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent qualification approved by the pharmacy and poisons board from a recognized and institution in Kenya.
• A registration certificate on enrollment as a pharmaceutical technologist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB).
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution in Kenya.