Himani Asani, PharmD
215-***-**** . ac8uxu@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE:
MA–licensed pharmacist with an excellent track record of maintaining positive relationships with customers, pharmaceutical representatives, manufacturers, medical professionals, health care organizations and insurance providers. Ability to combine clinical skills with business acumen to grow pharmacy revenues. Energetic self-starter with an exceptional capability of reviewing written medication orders to determine clarity and reasonable dose.
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS:
In good standing with Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy license # PH238612 Certificate of completion of the APhA Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery program Certificate of completion of the American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Documentation Tools: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Operating Systems: Windows 10 and older
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu
Bachelors of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu
PG Diploma in Clinical Research, Tamil Nadu
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Central Pharmacy, Boston - Graduate Pharmacy Intern Feb 2017 – Oct 2018 Responsibilities:
Assisted pharmacist in checking MassPAT as a part of the prescription monitoring program(PMP)
Assisted pharmacist in flu shot clinics for immunization delivery and reported vaccines to Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS)
Assisted pharmacist in non-sterile compounding
Counseled patients regarding special instructions for medication administrations, expected outcomes of treatment, possible adverse effects, and potential over-the-counter drug interactions of all medications including specialty medications under pharmacist supervision
Prepared and dispensed multi-dose packaging systems such as Medicine On Time(MOT), Blister packages and Dispill packages under pharmacist supervision
Assisted pharmacist to work on KloudScript (a specialty pharmacy service business model that enables essential interactions between patients, prescribers, payors, and pharma on behalf of independent retail pharmacies (IRPs)) regarding specialty medications
Assisted pharmacist in using Mirixa (a web-based clinical platform to deliver standardized patient care services) for individualized medication counseling and to improve patient’s health and reduce costs
Participated in Medication Therapy Management to ensure optimum results for the patient’s medication regimen under the supervision of the pharmacist
Assisted pharmacist in answering drug information questions
Completed transfer of prescriptions for new patients under pharmacist supervision
Completed Medication reconciliation to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions in therapy
Participated in inventory check to decrease unnecessary stock while ensuring daily demand is met
Looked for opportunities to call the doctor and suggested alternative options that are on patient’s insurance formulary to decrease the patient’s financial burden
Maintained controlled substance inventory as well as comply with all other documentation and regulatory requirements under pharmacist supervision
Established close relationships with patients while promoting the products and services of the pharmacy
Communicated with physicians and insurance agents regarding prior authorizations and claim rejections of patient’s medications under pharmacist supervision Marri Laxman Reddy College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India Oct 2014 – May 2015 Assistant Professor
As an assistant professor, I taught to Pharm.D 4th and 5th - year students. During my tenure, I covered subjects like Pharmacotherapeutics, Clinical Pharmacy, Human anatomy and physiology, Hospital pharmacy.
Rajah Muthiah Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India Aug 2013- Sep 2014 Hospital pharmacist
Responsibilities:
Provided Medication reconciliation to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions in therapy (interpreting and evaluating drug therapy)
Established interprofessional consanguinity with Clinical Pharmacists, Physicians, and Nurses
Monitored, documented and reported Adverse Drug Reactions (A.D.R)
Provided Drug information services to various health care professionals
Communicated with patients to obtain accurate histories
Counseled patients on the indications, usage, storage, adverse effects, drug interactions and major precautions of prescription and nonprescription medications
Performed literature searches for medical staff enabling dissemination of the most current data on treatment modalities
Purchased pharmaceuticals and arranged for the return of outdated or recalled medications. Monitored and maintained inventory
ACADEMIC PROJECT AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Bachelors of Pharmacy Project:
An overview of nasal drug delivery system
Doctor of Pharmacy Project:
A comparison of safety, efficacy, and cost comparison analysis of low molecular weight heparins with unfractionated heparins in the management of coronary artery disease (CAD) PUBLICATIONS:
As a primary author, I published a case report “INTERESTING CASE STUDY OF INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE IN AN INFANT” in International Journal of Pharmacy