Pharmacy Sales Assistants

Key Tasks

• •Accepting prescriptions for filling by retail pharmacists
• •Determining customer requirements and advising customers on the selection, price and usage of non-prescription medicines
• •Advising customers on the correct application and storage of medicines
• •Selling goods such as non-prescription drugs, first aid supplies, toiletries and cosmetics
• •Accepting payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and preparing sales invoices
• •Promoting goods and services that are for sale
• •Assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stocktakes
• •Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold

Employment Projections to 2034