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The job of a nuclear pharmacist is similar to other pharmacist but for it different specialization and expertise is required. A nuclear pharmacist is a person specialized in radio pharmaceuticals. He needs to provide medication and drugs to patients undergoing chemotherapy or other radiation based treatments for cancer. This job requires lot of responsibility, sensitivity, and hard work.

Here are some job descriptions of nuclear pharmacist

• They need to communicate with the authorities handling nuclear pharmacy.

• Advising and discussing about the important matters with pharmacology department.

• In a hospital advising about the risk and advantage of various radio pharmaceuticals to the staff, doctors and patients.
• Handling all the demand and orders of client and dispensing them on time.

• They need to ensure that the process of packaging and dispensing of radio pharmaceuticals are done in compliance
with safety rules of government.

• They make sure the labeling of different drugs and products containing leukocytes is done safely.

• For better services working on the suggestions given by patients. And they also consider the complaints related to certain radio pharmaceuticals.

• They ensure all the staff follows legal and safe working process.

• They assist the superiors and authorities when developing new proposals.

These are some of the important job description of a nuclear pharmacist. And to become a nuclear pharmacist you should have a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from any affiliated university. And during internship it is necessary to complete it with any local nuclear pharmacy.