Will AI Replace Pharmacists?

Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.