The following unit standards are prescribed for pharmacist’s assistants in terms of section 33 of the Act—
(a) Pharmacist’s assistant (basic)—
| (i) |
Unit BL 1- Provision of health advice, information and pharmacy products directly to the consumer; |
| (ii) |
Unit BL2- Provision of pharmacy products in hospital pharmacy; |
| (iii) |
Unit BL3- Pharmacy marketing; |
| (iv) |
Unit BL4- Stock control; |
| (v) |
Unit BL5- Manufacturing / compounding of pharmaceutical products; |
| (vi) |
Unit BL6- Packaging and / or pre-packing of pharmaceuticals; |
| (vii) |
Unit BL7- Control and distribution of finished pharmacy products; |
| (viii) |
Unit BL8- Collect information for research purposes. |
| (b) |
Pharmacist’s assistant (post-basic)— |
| (i) |
Unit PBL1- Issuing of pharmacy products; |
| (ii) |
Unit PBL2- Stock control; |
| (iii) |
Unit PBL3- Manufacturing / compounding of pharmaceutical products; |
| (iv) |
Unit PBL4- Packaging and / or pre-packing of pharmaceuticals; |
| (v) |
Unit PBL5- Control and distribution of finished pharmacy products; |
| (vi) |
Unit PBL6- Collect information for research purposes. |
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