Industrial Pharmacist (Occupation Code : 226202)
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Description
Undertakes research, testing and analysis related to the development, production, storage, quality control and distribution of drugs and related supplies.Tasks
Being an indispensable and acceptable link in the health system and providing cost-effective and efficient services for the community.
Receiving prescriptions for medicinal products from medical doctors and other health professionals, checking patients' medicine histories, and ensuring proper 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.
Working in laboraties as pharmaceutical manufactucturers.
Storing and preserving vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration.
Learning Pathways
Degree 1
Step 1 : Admission requirements
- NSC Bachelor Admission
Admission into a Degree requires the achievement of a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with the minimum requirements for admission into a degree or a National Certificate (Vocational) NC(V). In addition, each education institution has its own unique entry requirements for each of its programmes. It is important to check the entry requirements for this programme with the institution of your choice before you apply.
Step 2 : General Qualification
Step 3 : Community service
- Community service (Pharmacist)
You are required to do 12 months of community service while registered at the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) as a Community Service Pharmacist.
Step 4 : Designation
- Designation: Pharmacist
A designation is a title that professional persons may use (write behind their name) to indicate that they are fully qualified in a certain professional field and are members of a professional body. It also indicates that the persons subscribe to the code of conduct of that professional body.