Radhika Patel, PharmD

North Brunswick, NJ *****

848-***-****, ac92bl@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Driven pharmacist with extensive experience in sterile compounding and community pharmacy. Self-starter who excels at teamwork, problem resolution, making sound decisions under pressure. Seeking new opportunities. SKILLS

Extensive knowledge of

USP 797, 800

Retail pharmacy procedure

knowledge

Effective communicator

Good documentation practice

Team Leader

Teaching and training

Work allocation

Problem solver

Self-motivated

Fast Learner

Efficient and accurate

Excellent organization skills

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint,

Excel, Outlook

Interests: Photography, Baking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PHARMACIST OCT 2016- PRESENT

PHARMEDIUM, AMERISOURCE BERGEN DAYTON, NJ

Supervised pharmacy technicians’ daily preparation of 1000 units of ready to use sterile intravenous products while ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures, company policies and FDA and DEA regulations

Allocated work to pharmacy technicians and effectively utilize available resources to achieve daily production targets

Analyzed product quality issues and performed root cause analysis to make appropriate recommendations for batch disposition

Liaised with managers in other operational departments including operations and quality assurance to mitigate any workflow disruptions

Mentored in the Performance Improvement Plan to help increase the productivity and efficacy of fellow pharmacists

Trained 10 new pharmacy technicians and 5 new pharmacists

Ensured timely notification of event reports documenting any deviation from standard operating procedures and non-conformance reports to investigate the root cause of the deviation

Participated in Partnership for Compounding Excellence process documenting areas of continuous improvement for technicians and providing solutions during staff meetings

Maintained high quality documentation by using good documentation practices and critically reviewing the compounding record to ensure proper compliance with the quality assurance department

Conducted training on updates to standard operating procedures during staff meetings PHARMACIST, PER DIEM AUG 2016- PRESENT

STOP AND SHOP PHARMACY DAYTON, NJ

Assisted in all daily operations of a community pharmacy including processing and filling of patient prescriptions as well as compounding required medications

Maintained inventory and ensured inventory was within budget

Generated the reimbursement of 30,000 dollars between 2 stores by rebilling third-party offline rejections

Resolved any clinical issue through interactions with physicians, dentists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals

Provided counseling to patients to improve patient outcomes

Communicated with insurance representatives to achieve optimal and cost-effective care for patients RADHIKA PATEL - PAGE 2

ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

ACUTE PATIENT CARE GENERAL MEDICINE EXTERNSHIP MARCH 2016- APRIL 2016 COOPER HOSPITAL CAMDEN, NJ

Preceptor: Manny Isherwood

Attended morning and afternoon rounds and made clinical interventions

Conducted literature reviews to address clinical concerns and respond to drug information questions

Held a journal club on smoking cessation discussing clinical trials looking at the effects of the nicotine patch vs varenicline vs combination nicotine replacement therapy

Held a guideline discussion on the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain MEDICAL INFORMATION EXTERNSHIP SEPT 2015- OCT 2015 SANOFI BRIDGEWATER, NJ

Preceptor: Brett Hensley

Conducted detailed medical literature search and provided preliminary critical evaluation for published information on company products

Served in a customer-facing role to healthcare providers by assisting in the creation of response letters for medical information requests and escalations.

Analyzed medical literature for new to market company and competitor products

Performed a detailed literature review of PCSK9 inhibitors and created a presentation of a comparison of their phase 3 clinical trials.

PRESENTATIONS

Case Presentation: Proton Pump Inhibitor-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis APRIL 2016

Presented to HCPs at Cooper Hospital

Long Term Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitor FEBRUARY 2016

Presented to HCPs at Veterans Association Medical Center at East Orange Use of PCSK9 Inhibitors in Statin-Intolerant Patients OCTOBER 2015

Presented to the Medical Information staff at Sanofi Alglucosidase for the Treatment of Pompe’s Disease APRIL 2015

Presented to fellow PharmD candidates

EDUCATION

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY 2016

PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY PHILADELPHIA, PA

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

New Jersey Pharmacist License Licensure Number: 28RI03806800 Expiration: 04/2021 New Jersey Immunization License Licensure Number: 28RJ06754 Expiration: 04/2021 New York Pharmacist License Licensure Number: 065368 Expiration: 04/2022 Pennsylvania Pharmacist License Licensure Number: RP452260 Expiration: 09/2020 Basic Life Support for Health Providers American Red Cross Expiration: 03/2021

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