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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.5 - advising and consulting S1.5.4 - providing medical advice Counsel healthcare users on medicines
Description
Discuss and agree with healthcare users on the appropriate use of medicines, providing the healthcare user with sufficient information to assure the safe and proper use of the medicine.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Hospital pharmacistHospital pharmacists prepare, dispense and provide medication to patients in hospitals. They collaborate with healthcare personnel such as doctors and nurses to treat patients and …
- PharmacistPharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication. They offer clinical information on medicines, report suspected adverse reactions, and&nbs…
- Traditional Chinese medicine therapistTraditional Chinese medicine therapists use alternative medicine approaches to cure illnesses in all its forms. They also use various therapies, such as herbal medicines, acupunctu…
Related skills
- Medicines
- Safe management of medicines
- General medicine
- Provide health education
- Listen actively
- Refer healthcare users
- Process medical insurance claims
- Educate on the prevention of illness
- Prepare medication from prescription
- Dispense medicines
- Pharmacotherapy
- Empathise with the healthcare user
- Follow clinical guidelines
- Conduct health related research
- Ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
Last updated on February 18, 2026
