Minimum Educational Qualification:
Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
Duties
Clinical service provision. Rational prescribing best practice. Provision of evidence-based clinical advice on pharmacotherapy, including assessment and management of drug interactions, medicine use in renal and hepatic impairment, and support in the diagnosis and management of adverse drug reactions. Toxicology and poisoning consultation. Therapeutic drug monitoring service. Participate in the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching program. Participate in pharmacy and therapeutics committees at institutional/regional/provincial/national level. Contribute to evidence reviews in support of applications for additions/deletions/change in indication of medicines to the formulary. Participate in both institutional and national pharmacovigilance processes Participate in pharmacy and therapeutics committees at institutional/regional/provincial/national level.