# Occupation profile — pharmacist

- **ESCO URI:** http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7c132147-428b-4ea3-87e1-70f7abb691ce
- **ESCO code:** 2262.1
- **ISCO-08 group:** 2262 — Pharmacists
- **O*NET-SOC:** 29-2052.00 — Pharmacy Technicians (match: closeMatch)

## Description (ESCO)

Pharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication. They offer clinical information on medicines, report suspected adverse reactions, and provide personalised support to patients. Pharmacists formulate and test medications in laboratories, and store, preserve, and distribute them.

## Definition

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## Alternative labels

- practitioner of pharmacy
- pharmacologist
- pharmacology practitioner
- dispensing chemist
- retail pharmacist
- practitioner of pharmacology
- pharmacy practitioner