Pharmacy Settings
Outpatient Pharmacy/Community
- Pt interaction and holds pt profiles
- Retail work
- Managing stocking, inventory, payments, insurance claims, and Rx orders
- Public independent or retail pharmacy
Inpatient Pharmacy/Hospital
- IV compounding, sterile and non-sterile preparations, and additional advanced certifications
- Involves delivering to units
- Interaction with healthcare workers and nurses
- Fills Rx for pts which may be time sensitive
Closed Door Pharmacy
- No pt interaction
- Fills prescriptions which may be sent to healthcare long-term facilities
- Not open to the public