Pharmacy Duties

Fourth Week
PHARMACIST DUTIES
• Objectives:
To describe pharmacist duties
To identify the use of present continuous tense
To construct present continuous based on the
video
FORM
• [am/is/are + present participle]
• Examples:
▫ You are watching TV.
▫ Are you watching TV?
▫ You are not watching TV.

Positive Negative Question

I am speaking. I am not speaking. Am I speaking?
You are speaking. You are not speaking. Are you speaking?
We are speaking. We are not speaking. Are we speaking?
They are speaking. They are not speaking. Are they speaking?
He is speaking. He is not speaking. Is he speaking?
She is speaking. She is not speaking. Is she speaking?
It is speaking. It is not speaking. Is it speaking?
USE 1 Now
• Use the Present Continuous with Continuous Verbs to express
the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment.
It can also be used to show that something is not happening
now.
• Examples:
▫ You are learning English now.
▫ You are not swimming now.
▫ Are you sleeping?
▫ I am sitting.
▫ I am not standing.
▫ Is he sitting or standing?
▫ They are reading their books.
▫ They are not watching television.
▫ What are you doing?
▫ Why aren't you doing your homework?
USE 2 Longer Actions in Progress Now

• In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this

month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes,
we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in
the process of doing a longer action which is in
progress; however, we might not be doing it at this
exact second.
• Examples:
▫ I am studying to become a doctor.
▫ I am not studying to become a dentist.
▫ I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
▫ I am not reading any books right now.
▫ Are you working on any special projects at work?
▫ Aren't you teaching at the university now?
USE 3 Near Future
• Sometimes, speakers use the Present
Continuous to indicate that something will or
will not happen in the near future.
• Examples:
▫ I am meeting some friends after work.
▫ I am not going to the party tonight.
▫ Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
▫ Isn't he coming with us tonight?
USE 4 Repetition and Irritation with
"Always"
• The Present Continuous with words such as "always"
or "constantly" expresses the idea that something
irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the
meaning is like Simple Present, but with negative
emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or
"constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing."
• Examples:
▫ She is always coming to class late.
▫ He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.
▫ I don't like them because they are always complaining.
FORM
• Question: yes/no

Is the doctor examining his patient?

Be Object/comp
subject Verb-ING
Is/am/are liment

• WH-question

What is the nurse doing?

WH- Be
subject Verb-ING
question Is/am/are
Pharmacist Job Duties
1. Prepares medications by reviewing and
interpreting physician orders; detecting
therapeutic incompatibilities.
2. Dispenses medications by compounding,
packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
3. Controls medications by monitoring drug
therapies; advising interventions.
4. Completes pharmacy operational requirements by
organizing and directing technicians' work flow;
verifying their preparation and labeling of
pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges,
and inspections.
5. Provides pharmacological information by
answering questions and requests of health care
professionals; counseling patients on drug
therapies.
6. Develops hospital staff's pharmacological
knowledge by participating in clinical programs;
training pharmacy staff, students, interns,
externs, residents, and health care professionals.
7. Complies with state and federal drug laws as
regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the
drug enforcement administration, and the food
and drug administration by monitoring nursing
unit inspections;
8. Protects patients and technicians by adhering to
infection-control protocols.
9.Maintains safe and clean working environment
by complying with procedures, rules, and
regulations.
10. Maintains pharmacological knowledge by
attending educational workshops; reviewing
professional publications; establishing personal
networks; participating in professional societies.
11. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing
related results as needed.
Discuss and describe the illustrations!
What is a doctor doing?
Check Talking