Have you looked at the Australian Bureau of Stats? www.abs.gov.au All the job descriptions are on there....
2382-15 Retail Pharmacist Community Pharmacist
Compounds and dispenses prescribed pharmaceuticals in retail outlets and sells non-prescription medicines and related goods.
Skill Level: The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification and a one year traineeship. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include: prepares or supervises the preparation of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications checks prescriptions for correct dosage and for drug interactions and incompatibilities compounds prescribed medicines, and packages and labels them stores and preserves vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration dispenses medical and surgical products as prescribed records prescriptions dispensed, and the issue of contagions, narcotics and other restricted drugs provides advice and information on the use and effects of medications sells non-prescription drugs, sick-room supplies, toiletries, cosmetics and related commercial products
2382-11 Hospital Pharmacist
Prepares and dispenses pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines in hospital pharmacies.
Skill Level: The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include: reviews prescriptions to ensure that correct doses have been prescribed, and that the substances prescribed are compatible prepares or supervises the preparation of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications compounds prescribed medicines, packages and labels them, and issues them in accordance with strict control procedures maintains stocks and orders supplies of drugs and medicines and maintains inventories of pharmaceuticals maintains control records of narcotics, contagions and habit forming drugs stores and preserves vaccines, serums and other drugs provides advice and information on the use and effects of medications advises medical pracbreastioners on drug incompatibility and contra- indications may supervise others and manage the pharmacy as a business
2382-13 Industrial Pharmacist
Undertakes research, testing and analysis related to the development, production, storage, quality control and distribution of drugs and related supplies.
Skill Level: The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification and a one year traineeship. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include: conducts research to develop or improve pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and related chemical products confers with Chemists, Chemical Engineers and other professionals about manufacturing techniques and ingredients buttists with design, development and testing of production equipment develops standards for drugs used in pharmaceuticals tests and analyses drugs to determine their idenbreasty, purity and strength in relation to specified standards determines the most suitable packaging for medicinal substances to avoid deterioration and facilitate distribution sets up and supervises sterile production and packaging areas evaluates and advises on government controls for the use, packaging and advertising of pharmaceutical products supervises and coordinates the work of technical officers and technicians
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