Do they sort out the prescriptions or do they give advice to the customers?
2007-05-15 08:18:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
They sort out the medicines on the prescriptions - get the correct ones, count them out, label them etc. This is then checked by the pharmacist. If the pharmacist has done the counting/labelling etc the the dispenser will usually act as their cross-check since two people are more likely to spot mistakes than one.
They don't tend to give advice to patients as a dispensers very role is intended to free up the pharmacist's time to do just that.
2007-05-15 12:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Caro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Errm, a dispenser dispenses.
Sorry, seriously.
They sort out the prescriptions and can give some advice on trivial matters, medical or pharmaceutical advice should only be given by the qualified chemist.
2007-05-15 08:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by psymon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort out the prescriptions and dispense the drugs.
2007-05-15 08:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dispense the medicine; when you give in a prescription they will sort out how many of one type of drug you need, according to what your doctor has said, then they will 'dispense' that amount into a bottle, and label the bottle with how many and how often you take them.
2007-05-17 20:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by Kit Fang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as i know they sort out the drugs for patients and what should be dispensed and order the drugs in and fill out other order forms.As they is a job going in my local area and appiled for it but not holding my breath (lol)
2007-05-15 08:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a chemist.
2007-05-15 08:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by beavis b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋