Who is a pharmaceutical industry operative and what do they do? The pharmaceutical chemist’s work is to perform specialised tasks in the production of drugs and medicines and other medical / pharmaceutical products that are manufactured on the principle of chemical reactions.
What are the activities of the pharmaceutical industry operative job? Work activities typically consist of preparation of chemical feed and mixtures for separate drugs and medicines – deciding the quantities of separate pharmaceutical components, handling and adjusting continuous manufacturing production lines for human and veterinary drugs and medicines, handling and adjusting tablet machines, handling and adjusting capsule-making machines, working with equipment for making auxiliary components, such as catalysts, base liquors, liquids for adhesive plasters, and technical tapes, equipment for the production of solid and liquid medical preparations in specified concentrations, and so on. The work involves control and coordination of complex work and process procedures at a high level of measurement, recording and regulation, e.g. in the production of antibiotics, barbiturates, etc., incl. remote control of such processes.
Where is it done and under what conditions? This work is done mainly in chemical/pharmaceutical factories and laboratories, where exposure to chemical substances is unavoidable.
What tools/equipment do the pharmaceutical industry operative use? Typical equipment used is chemical production machinery and production lines, centrifuges, mixers, sterilisers, cooling units, balances, microscopes and other measuring instruments, and computers.