This actor is responsible for the validation of prescriptions from a pharmacist’s perspective. Therefore, it receives the initial prescription, validates it and sends it back (accepted, cancelled, modified, substitution of pharmaceutical product); therefore it provides the pharmaceutical advice. To perform this task it checks the current treatment.
The pharmaceutical advice can be due to clinical, legal, or supply aspects.
This actor may be implemented in the hospital pharmacy module of a hospital information system or the point of sale software of the pharmacy. The corresponding human actor is typically a pharmacist (or pharmacist assistant).