pharmaceutical products
The offered pharmaceutical products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Pill maker operators tend the pilling machine that create pills in various sizes and shapes. They also fill the machine with necessary materials, open valves to control the flow of the materials, and regulate the temperature of the machine.
Competences and skills
23 ESCO relationsEssential knowledge 3 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
1 competenceCross-sector
2 competencespersonal protective equipment
Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.
pharmacy law
The legal and other requirements associated with the pursuit of pharmacy activities.
Essential skills and competences 9 competences
Occupation specific
1 competenceoperate pill making machine
Operate machines to create pills for medicinal purposes.
Sector-specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Cross-sector
8 competencesapply health and safety standards
Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.
control temperature
Measure and adjust temperature of a given space or object.
maintain adequate medication storage conditions
Maintain proper storage and security conditions for medication. Comply with standards and regulations.
manage medical supply chains
Ensure that medicines are stored in appropriate facilities and environmental conditions to ensure stability, quality and safety of the medicinal product over its shelf life, storing medicines in a safe, organised, systematic and secure manner and working with documented policies and procedures to implement an effective stock management and rotation system.
monitor automated machines
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
digital
monitor valves
Monitor and accordingly adjust the valves in order to allow a specific amount of liquids (such as ammonia sulfuric acid or viscous soap) or steam into the mixer or machine.
prepare prescription labels
Prepare prescription labels, select the type of prescription container and attach the prescription labels to the container.
supply machine
Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
Optional skills and competences 11 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
5 competencesadvise on medical products
Provide advice to customers on what medical products can be used for various medical conditions.
- Scope note
- This includes advising customers on the use of self-medicine.
check for medication expiry terms
Regularly check medication in pharmacy, wards and units, for expiry dates, replacing the expired drugs according to standard procedures.
maintain pharmacy records
Maintain the required pharmacy records such as files, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of narcotics, poisons, and controlled drugs.
perform pill branding
Perform the printing of the institution identity on pills using the pill branding laptop.
digital
scoop medicinal preparations
Scoop medicinal preparations into the capsulating machine's filling hopper
Cross-sector
6 competencescomply with legislation related to health care
Comply with the regional and national health legislation which regulates relations between suppliers, payers, vendors of the healthcare industry and patients, and the delivery of healthcare services.
dispense medicines
Review and dispense medicines and validate prescriptions ensuring that they are authentic, correctly interpreted and in line with legal requirements, selecting the correct medicine, strength and pharmaceutical form in accordance with the prescription, package and label of medicines.
ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
Guarantee the correct distribution of the pharamacy products.
manufacture medicines
Formulate and compound medicines performing pharmaceutical calculations, selecting the appropriate route of administration and dosage form for the medicine, the appropriate ingredients and excipients of the required quality standard, and preparing pharmaceutical products.
participate in medical inventory control
Monitor the condition of a medical inventory. Ensure the materials are stored safely. Re-order supplies when needed.
prepare medication from prescription
Prepare the pharmaceutical form of medicinal products according to the prescription received from the medical doctor.