Pharmacy Medical

Ikechukwu Okwerekwu

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Bouve College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy Northeastern University

Boston, MA

2013-2018 Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies

Bove College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy Northeastern University

Boston, MA

10/25/2019 – 01/15/2021 Retail Pharmacist

Rite Aid In Philadelphia, PA

• Counsel patients on how to appropriately take their medications

• Direct and lead technicians to provide pharmacy services

• Handle calls and correspondence from providers regarding drug formulary, inquiries, and medication reconciliation

• Contact insurance companies to resolve prior authorization issues

• Handle multiple priorities and projects from coworkers and patients

• Provide over the drug counter recommendations

• Manage drug inventory of non-controlled and controlled substances

• Attend required training on a monthly basis for job competencies

• Performed medication therapy reviews to identify medication related problems

• Immunize patients with flu, Shingrix, tetanus, and pneumonia shots 01/04/2020 – 04/30/2020 Retail Pharmacist

QRX Pharmacy in Philadelphia, PA

• Counsel patients on how to appropriately take their medications

• Direct and lead technicians to provide pharmacy services

• Learned PrimeRx computer system

• Demonstrated efficient PC skills in Windows based environment 10/2017-03/2019 Pharmacy Intern

Rite Aid in Dorchester, MA

09/2016-12/2016 Pharmacy Intern

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Foxborough, MA

01/2016-04/2016 Pharmacy Intern

Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA

07/2015-08/2015 Pharmacy Intern

Codman Square Health Clinic in Dorchester, MA

07/2018-09/2018 Drug Information

Education

Professional Work Experiences

Research Experience

Ikechukwu Okwerekwu

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Address: 2420 Cedar Ln, Drexel Hill PA

Scientia Perpetuam, LLC

• Performed research and wrote medical documents on rare diseases for grant submissions

• Submits recommendation to manager for review and input based on appropriate research and analysis

• Reviewed physician inquiries for medical questions based on established pharmacy guidelines

• Consulted people online regarding their health and drug inquiries

• Wrote technical articles, papers, and presented documents 09/2017-04/2018 Sickle Cell Disease Paint Management Northeastern University

• Researched appropriate relevant information for sickle cell disease

• Wrote a clinical review article, extrapolated data, and presented the researched project at a medical science conference

• Official published paper under US Pharmacist website o https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/sickle-cell-disease-pain-management 05/2018-06/2018 Long Term Care

Soldier’s Home in Chelsea, MA

07/2018-09/2018 Drug Information

Scientia Perpetuam, LLC in Brighton, MA

09/2018-10/2018 Community

Stop and Shop Pharmacy #075 in Jamaica Plain, MA

10/2018-11/2018 Internal Medicine

Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA

01/2019-02/2019 Directed Practice

Commonwealth, Center For Herbal Medicine in Brookline, MA 03/2019-04/2019 Ambulatory Care

Dorchester House in Dorchester, MA

10/2019 Pennsylvania Pharmacist License

10/2019 Pharmacist Immunization License

09/2019 Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson License 04/2019 Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson License 04/2o17 National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research Training 04/2015 Massachusetts Pharmacy Intern

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