251513: Retail Pharmacist
Skill Level: 1
Assessing Authority: APharmC
Visa Options – ANZSCO 251513
| Visa Type | Eligibility | MLTSSL | STSOL | ROL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent) |  | - | - | - |
| Subclass 190 (Skilled Nominated) |  | - | | - |
| Subclass 491 (State/Territory nominated) | | - | | - |
| Subclass 491 (NOT nominated by State/Territory) | | - | - | - |
| Subclass 485 (Graduate) | | - | - | - |
| Subclass 482 (TSS) | | - | | - |
| Subclass 186 (ENS) | | - | - | - |
| Subclass 187 (RSMS) | | - | | - |
| Subclass 407 (Training) | | - | | - |
State Eligibility Summary Table – ANZSCO 251513
- Occupation MAY be eligible
- Occupation in the ‘Supplementary Skilled List’ or ‘Special Conditions Apply’
- Occupation NOT on relevant ‘State Occupation List’, or ‘Closed’ status; but MAY still be eligible if you meet the requirements
- Occupation NOT eligible
251513: Retail Pharmacist
Major Group: 2 – Professionals | Sub-Major Group: 25 – Health Professionals | Minor Group: 251 – Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals | Unit Group: 2515 – Pharmacists
Description
Dispenses prescribed pharmaceuticals to the public, educates customers on health promotion, disease prevention and the proper use of medicines, and sells non-prescription medicines and related goods in a community pharmacy. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level
Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Tasks
- Receiving prescriptions, checking patients’ medicine histories, and ensuring optimal dosage and methods of administration and drug compatibility before dispensing
- Preparing or supervising the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications to fill prescriptions
- Advising prescribers on drug incompatibility and contra-indications
- Reviewing and monitoring the medicine therapy of individual patients, and assessing the effectiveness of the total medicine therapy
- Maintaining prescription files and recording issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-forming drugs
- Storing and preserving vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration
- Supplying non-prescription medicines, and diagnostic and therapeutic aids
- Supervising and coordinating the work of Pharmacy Technicians, pharmacy interns and Pharmacy Sales Assistants
- Conducting research to develop and improve pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and related chemical products
- Conferring with Chemists, Engineering Professionals and other professionals about manufacturing techniques and ingredients
- Testing and analysing drugs to determine their identity, purity and strength in relation to specified standards
- Developing standards for drugs used in pharmaceuticals
Assessing Authority
Website
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Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commonwealth of Australia 2015 – Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Version 1.2 CODER, Cat No. 1220.030.001, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1220.0