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How exposed to AI is a Pharmacist?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for pharmacists, 5 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Clinical PharmacistHospital PharmacistInformatics PharmacistPharm D (Pharmacy Doctor)Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)Pharmacy CoordinatorPharmacy InformaticistPharmacy Services Clinical CoordinatorRegistered PharmacistRetail Pharmacist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
98%
hold a degree, from a survey of 21
313k
people do this job in the US
35 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

5
  • Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage
  • Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal
  • Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues
  • Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies
  • Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate

Only with software built on top

6
  • 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
  • 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
  • Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases
  • Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise
  • Assay radiopharmaceuticals, verify rates of disintegration, and calculate the volume required to produce the desired results, to ensure proper dosages
  • Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability
  • Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications
  • Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions
  • Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly
  • Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities
  • Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure
  • Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure
  • 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
  • Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes
  • Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.