Table 3.

Activities and occupations of pharmacists in the EU.

Community	Hospital	Industrial	Other
• preparation of medicines • dispensing of medicines • substitution by generic drugs • customer counselling on • medicinal prescriptions • use of self-medication medicines • dietetic products for adults and babies • programs on addictive drug substitution • nicotine replacement drugs and strategies • blood pressure, glycaemia. cholesterol monitoring/screening • reporting of adverse drug reactions	• purchasing, stocking, distribution of drugs • management of drug budget • preparation of drugs for specific pathologies. e.g. anticancer drugs • specialised medical devices and material • sterile preparations • radio-chemicals • quality assurance • Interaction and communication with others: doctors, nurses, hospital board • prescription of drugs under certain circumstances • participation in clinical trials • teaching of hospital staff, pharmacy students • personalised medicine service	• research and development of drugs • synthesis and production • preclinical and clinical drug evaluation • marketing authorisation • quality assurance • marketing • management of complaints, recalls • food industry • cosmetology • biotechnology	• clinical biology / chemistry • academia • wholesale and distribution of medicines • armed forces, fire service, police • communication, marketing • state and local governments • insurance companies • IT database and technology • family planning clinics • labile blood products, transfusion services • humanitarian aid
Table based on replies from 25 member states. Not all activities and / or occupations may be present in a given country.