Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

Other names for Pharmacy Aides: Certified Pharmacist Assistant, Dispensary Attendant, Drug Clerk, Pharmacist Assistant, Pharmacist Helper, Pharmacist's Aide, Pharmacy Aide, Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy Clerk, Pharmacy Helper, Prescription Clerk,

• Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
• Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
• Prepare solid and liquid dosage medications for dispensing into bottles and unit dose packaging.
• Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
• Unpack, sort, count and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
• Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
• Receive, store and inventory pharmaceutical supplies, notifying pharmacist when levels are low.
• Operate cash register to process cash and credit sales.
• Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
• Perform clerical tasks such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, and composing letters.
• Maintain and clean equipment, work areas and shelves.
• Provide customers with information about the uses and effects of drugs.
• Prepare, maintain and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases and deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats.
• Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating co-payments.
• Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products under direction of pharmacist.
• Operate capsule and tablet counting machine that automatically distributes a certain number of capsules or tablets into smaller containers.
• Calculate anticipated drug usage for a prescribed period.
• Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences and clinics, using various means of transportation.

• Filling or sealing auger dose machines
• Tablet counters
• Cash registers
• Electronic funds transfer point of sale equipment
• Desktop computers
• HEPA filtered enclosures
• Label making machines
• Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers
• Laminar flow cabinets or stations
• Laser printers
• Filling or sealing auger dose machines
• Special purpose telephones
• Personal computers
• Filling or sealing auger dose machines
• Tablet counters

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software