PHARMACIST Interview Questions :-
1. What is the responsibility of a pharmacist?
The responsibility of a pharmacist is to
- Advising patients and physicians
- Verifying accuracy of prescription
- Reviewing possible side effects
- Assigning correct dosage
2. What are the three qualities a professional pharmacist should have?
- Management
- Customer Management
- Staff Management
3. What are the record keeping procedures that a pharmacist have to do?
The record keeping procedures that a pharmacist have to do
- Storing pharmacy files
- Patient records
- Inventories and update system files
- Registries of poisons and controlled
4. What are the side effects of methadone?
The side effects of methadone are
- Feeling anxious, nervous or restless
- Insomnia ( Sleeping disorder )
- Feeling drowsy and weak
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, loss of appetite, dry mouth
- Impotence
5. Is pharmacist allowed to give a copy of prescription?
Yes, pharmacist is allowed to give a copy of prescription but they can only use a copy of prescription for an informational purpose only. A pharmacist cannot dispense a from a copy of a prescription. They can contact your doctor to provide you with a new prescription in case you lost your prescription based on the information on the Copy of prescription.
PHARMACIST Interview Questions with Answers
6. What is NABP’s?
NABP’s is the Electronic Licensure Transfer Program allows licensed pharmacists to transfer their existing pharmacist license easily from one state to another.
7. Explain can controlled substance prescription be refilled?
Controlled substance prescription can be refilled for up to five times in six month, schedule type V can be refilled as directed by physician, while type II cannot be refilled.
8. Is it permissible for controlled to dispense a prescription for a quantity less than the face amount?
Yes, partial refill of schedules III and IV controlled substance prescriptions are accepted under federal regulations provided that partial filling is dispensed and recorded in the same manner as a refilling, the total quantity dispensed in all partial filling does not exceed the total quantity prescribed, no dispensing occurs after six months past the date of issue.
9. How pharmacist can help the patient with Asthma?
Pharmacist can help the patient with Asthma by educating them and give information on it
- Trigger management
- Role of controller medications
- Role of Rescue medications
- Early detection of disease
10. Explain what is peak flow meter?
Peak flow meter is a cheap device used for assessing a patient’s current asthma control. It helps patient to monitor the Asthma level and its severity. It measures the peak expiratory flow (PEF) rate.
11. Can pharmacies provide EC (Emergency Contraceptive) to women under 17 years old?
Yes, pharmacies can dispense EC to women under 17 years old, it can be sold directly on store shelves without a prescription.
12. How you process your prescription?
Once the patient prescription is processed, we follow the following steps
- Prescription Drop off: Once prescription is received, immediate communication begin with doctor and insurance company, to make sure that we have the required authorization to dispense the medicine.
- Benefits Investigation: With speciality prescription, we take additional steps and information to understand the benefit and work with patient insurance plan and doctor to get him on therapy as soon as possible
- Prescription Pickup: If patient is waiting for a prescription to be authorized, we will call to schedule a pickup at a target that is convenient for the patient
13. What is NCPDP?
NCPDP is a National Council for Prescription Program, before anything is started; a pharmacy needs to sign up with NCPDP, a database service which allows to bill. NCPDP issues a unique number to each pharmacy that identifies it for billing purposes
14. Why Pharmacist Insurance is important?
It is more often that in case of any critical situation, doctors are sued by patients, but there are still chances that even pharmacist can be dragged. So insurance can help you pay for your legal defence and can protect your license rights.