Role of pharmacists

• Community pharmacy

  • 85% of pharmacy graduates who make a unique hybrid of businessmen and professionals
  • a professional in his own right, a partner in the health team who handles drugs of great potency and value, manufactured by a highly sophisticated industry
  • the pharmacist may establish her own drugstore or be employed in an existing drugstore or chain drugstore
• Wholesale pharmacy

  • Offers opportunities for a limited number of pharmacists
  • serves as the middleman between manufacturer and the retailer
• Hospital pharmacy

  • practice of pharmacy in private and government-owned hospitals
  • hospital pharmacists are responsible for the procurement, preservation, storage, compounding, manufacturing, packaging, controlling, assaying, dispensing and distribution of medications to hospitalized and ambulatory patients
• Industrial pharmacy

  • Marketing and administration. A great number of pharmacists or detailman is in contact with physicians and pharmacists regarding his company’s product
  • manufacturing and production where a pharmacist can work as staff or be given a supervisory position
  • quality control where a pharmacist can work as a drug analyst or be given a supervisory positio
• Company/regulatory pharmacist

  • pharmacist works as a liaison of a company to FDA and in charge of the registration of company products
• Pharmacovigilance officer

  • monitors drug safety and manages adverse event reporting systems
• Government service

  • Offers opportunities to pharmacists in various capacities
  • Department of Health
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Dangerous Drug Board
  • National Bureau of Investigation
  • Veterans and Army Hospital
  • Government-funded research institutions like NSDB, NRCP (National Science and Development Board (NSDB), National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP))
  • Government Hospital
• Cruise ship pharmacy

  • plays a vital role in maintaining the health and well-being of passengers and crew members aboard a cruise ship
  • this position requires a blend of traditional pharmaceutical skills and the ability to adapt to the unique environment of maritime life
• Public health pharmacy

  • Identifies appropriately the health and pharmaceutical needs of the population as well as the appropriate interventions to address them
  • support activities aimed at protecting and improving the health and well-being of the population
  • contributes to the evidence base on how medicines-related interventions, programs and policies improve and protect the health of the population through academic/pharmacy practice research
  • ensures clinical governance and continuous quality improvement in service design and delivery
• Pharmaceutical education

  • Offers excellent opportunities for pharmacists with advanced degrees in any of the professional specialties
  • encompasses the training and instruction provided to individuals to prepare them for careers in pharmacy and related fields
  • involves a combination of theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and professional competencies necessary to practice pharmacy effectively
  • expanding enrolment in colleges to meet the manpower needs of the future offers excellent opportunities for careers in college teaching
• Pharmaceutical journalism

  • offers rewarding experiences to a limited number of pharmacists with writing and editing talent
• Clinical pharmacy

  • practice of pharmacy in a hospital setting, which is patient-oriented
  • the clinical pharmacist is responsible not only for safe and appropriate use of drugs on patients but also the rational selection, monitoring, dosing, and control of patient’s overall drug therapy program
• Academic pharmacy

  • Prepares students to become professional pharmacists through effective teaching
  • Contributes to existing body of knowledge through conduct of scientific research
  • Shares technical expertise to the members of the community
  • Enriches teaching with additional training and practice experience
• Regulatory pharmacy

  • Represents the organization to regulatory authorities
  • Coordinates pertinent regulatory-related marketing activities of the organization
  • Participates in the development of regulatory guidelines
  • Ensures quality regulatory documentation
  • Ensures compliance to health vigilance requirements
• Manufacturing pharmacy

  • Participates in Quality Management System
  • Contributes in product life cycle management
  • Maintains adequate premises and equipment
  • Participates in health vigilance programs
• Community, hospital, and institutional pharmacy

  • Provides quality medicines and other health products appropriate to the need of the client/patient
  • Compound products in a manner that ensures product quality, safety and efficacy
  • Counsel client/patient on the safe and judicious use of medicine and other health products
  • Engages actively in client/patient safety and health promotion activities
  • Ensures business sustainability through efficient processes and systems
• Public health pharmacy

  • Identify appropriately the health and pharmaceutical needs of the population as well as the appropriate interventions to address them
  • Supports activities aimed at protecting and improving the health and well-being of the population
  • Contribute to the evidence base on how medicines related interventions, programs and policies improve and protect the health of the population through academic and/or pharmacy practice research
  • Ensures clinical governance and continuous quality improvement in service design and delivery
• extended pharmacy services:

  1. medication therapy management
  2. chronic disease management
  3. immunization services
  4. health screening and preventive services
  5. collaborative drug therapy management
  6. pharmacogenomics
  7. emergency and clinical services