Elements and Performance Criteria
- Accept prescription / medication order for dispensing
- Receive prescription / medication order and confirm client details
- Identify the prescriber and source initiating the prescription / medication order for the purpose of costing and computer entry
- Confirm the legality, validity and completeness of theprescription / medication order
- Report discrepancies to pharmacist
- Provide information to client
- Ensure clinical evaluation of prescription / medication order by pharmacist
- Prepare for labelling of medicines
- Enter dispensing data into computer
- Check accuracy of data entered against information from medication order
- Generate medicine labels to meet legal and regulatory requirements
- Follow procedures to deal with contraventions of law
- Check information on labels for accuracy, according to the prescription / medication order requirements
- Check that information on labels is neat, clear, easily understood, and in line with legal requirements
- Prepare cautionary and advisory labels in accordance with legal requirements
- Alert pharmacists of any relevant drug interactions warnings from the dispensary program
- Assemble items
- Refer prescription / medication order to pharmacist if uncertain about prescription / medication order details or prescribed quantity
- Calculate quantities of each item according to the prescription / medication order
- Select prescribed products
- Package correct quantity into a suitable container
- Attach correct label/s to container
- Use barcode technology for the dispensing process in line with Pharmacy Board of Australia Guidelines
- Check packed item for accuracy and visibility of expiry date
- Annotate order with the quantity supplied, signature and date
- Assemble items for an easy and complete check by the pharmacist
- Finalise dispensing of medicine