specialist pharmacist

Specialist pharmacists provide specialist services for companies in the pharmacy industry and in hospital pharmacies. The role of the specialist pharmacist varies throughout Europe, subject to national rules and training.

Alternative Labels

advanced pharmacist

clinical pharmacist

clinical pharmacologist

expert in pharmacy

expert pharmacist

pharmacy expert

pharmacy specialist

specialist in pharmacy

specialist pharmacist

Regulatory Aspect

This occupation is covered by the Directive 2005/36/EC (and its amendments) on the recognition of professional qualifications. Further information on free movement of professionals. To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- hospital pharmacist

- industrial pharmacist

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

accept own accountability adhere to organisational guidelines advise on healthcare users' informed consent apply context specific clinical competences apply organisational techniques apply person-centred care communicate in healthcare comply with legislation related to health care comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice contribute to continuity of health care deal with emergency care situations develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship educate on the prevention of illness empathise with the healthcare user ensure safety of healthcare users follow clinical guidelines inform policy makers on health-related challenges interact with healthcare users listen actively manage healthcare users' data promote inclusion provide health education provide medication information provide pharmaceutical advice provide specialist pharmaceutical advice provide specialist pharmaceutical care provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health respond to changing situations in health care review patient's medical data use e-health and mobile health technologies work in a multicultural environment in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams

Essential Knowledge

botany human anatomy inorganic chemistry microbiology-bacteriology organic chemistry pharmaceutical chemistry pharmaceutical industry pharmaceutical technology pharmacognosy pharmacokinetics pharmacology pharmacotherapy pharmacy law physics toxicology

Optional Skills and Competences

conduct health related research maintain medical devices prescribe medication use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care

Optional Knowledge

homeopathy medical devices

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8db28ebf-8818-4639-aa49-30324901836e

Status

released

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