Pharmacy Buyer

• Dec 2012 - Present

Purchasing and maintaining inventory within the pharmacy of hospital. Such pharmacies generally fill patient prescriptions and provide them with drugs, bandages, light durable medical equipment and even over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy buyer purchases the inventory on hand, typically working to maintain certain cost controls and traditional inventory management procedures.The pharmacy buyer seeks out ways to control costs for both the hospital and its patients; for instance, the buyer is likely to purchase both name-brand and generic drugs, and when multiple equivalent brands exist, the buyer works to find the best price on those items. Show less