Pharmacy Compounder

About the job

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Ensure correct formula preparation according to the prescription following quality assurance guidelines.
• Follow all Standard Operating Procedures and processes for compounding, including respecting the necessary approval points to ensure dosage accuracy and patient health and safety.
• Ensure compounds are prepared in accordance with formulation and that all relevant compounding guidelines and quality standards are maintained.
• Weigh and measure suitable chemicals to prepare different kinds of compounds including lozenges, creams, solutions, ointments, capsules, and suppositories.
• Package and label prepared compounds with a suitable dispensing tool.
• Place and confirm that the beyond-use date on the patient’s product label is correct.
• Send prepared compound and documentation to supervising pharmacist for verification and sign off.
• Complete the quality assurance procedures on assigned randomly sampled scripts and document results following standards.
• Maintain daily cleaning and production logs in accordance with Standard Operating Processes.
• Perform daily confirmation that all equipment is working well, including capsule machines, counters, and balances.
• Verify equipment signals and readings, including freezer/fridge temperatures and weights on scales at work stations, every morning.
• Ensure that all relevant steps in each compound are verified with the supervising pharmacist.
• Deliver special projects and perform other relevant duties that may be assigned.
• Maintain knowledge of stock management and FIFO method.

Set yourself apart:

Desirable: Technical / professional qualifications

• Understanding of Bio‑identical Hormone Replacement therapy.
• Good Laboratory Practice knowledge.
• Completion of formal training in compounding pharmacy.
• 1‑3 years’ experience in medicines handling or production.