Changing role of a Community Pharmacist

[Prospective Student]

Hey I just found out about the Boots Cervical Cancer Vaccination Injection.

I was under the impression that it was only doctors and nurses that administered injections?

Is this a new thing?
Do pharmacist need to carry out other invasive procedures?
Is the old fashioned stereo-type of retail pharmacists, pretty much,
just checking scripts dissapearing?
I get the impression that the 'modern pharmacist' is expected
to engage more with the public, but most retail outlets dont even have
a consultation room.

What exactly does a community pharmacist do?
What are your roles and responsibilities as a newly registered pharmacist
for example?
How much emergency medicine do you have to know?

- checking scripts?
- organising dosset boxes?
- replenishing stock?
- medication advice, side effects?
- advice on minor illnesses / and symptom relief? NOT DIAGNOSIS

- giving injections???? - (new one???)

Thanks Everyone

Matthew

[johnep]

One thing that would be life saving would be an Epipen injection if pt brought in with severe reaction to say, wasp sting.
johnep

[Pharmanaut]

One thing that would be life saving would be an Epipen injection if pt brought in with severe reaction to say, wasp sting.
johnep

Haven't some pharmacists done that already, though in emergencies?
On the balance of liability, I'm always worried about first-aid, though usually afterwards!
Most of it around here tends to be emergency eye-wash or burns when someone overheats their car in the busy traffic, decides to open their radiator and gets scalded by the outflow of superheated water. Emergency eye-wash tends to be DIY - mostly saturdays.

I don't think I would stop to render first aid when not on duty though.