Pharmacist
Resume:
A multi-talented Pharmacist, with wes evaluation and IELTS 7.5 with a strong passion for health care, sound communication skills and a drive for achieving great heights, well versed in collaborating with patients and healthcare team members, to help alleviate symptoms and address root causes of medical issues. A committed pharmacist with hospital, community practicing and medical sales representative experience; with vast expertise in patient counselling, health education, supervising and monitoring of community based social responsibility programs, surpassing targets, marketing products, drug procurement and supply chain management. Seeking an opportunity where I can contribute my knowledge to the achievement of organizational goals, and develop a career in this sought-after position. Employment history
October 2019 – Till date Superintendent Pharmacist Solid Rock Hospital, Lagos State.
• Head the administrative sector of the pharmacy
• Check prescriptions for errors ensuring they are appropriate and safe for individual patient
• Participate in ward rounds to take patient drug histories
• Liaise with other medical staff on problems patients may experience when taking their medicines
• Supervise the work of the pharmacy technicians
• Keep up to date with and contribute to research and development that relates to drugs and its components
• Write guidelines for drug use within the hospital and implement hospital regulations and standard operating procedures on drugs
• Make sure medicines are stored appropriately and securely
• Provide advice on the dosage of medicines and most appropriate form of medication which could be tablet, injection, ointment or inhalation June 2019 – September 2019 Medical Sales Representative Getz Pharma Nigeria Limited, Lagos State.
• Created strong relationship with doctors, pharmacies and other KOL that led to a direct access and promotion of company’s brand of products
• Attended sales and marketing meeting to track business trends and market competition
• Employed various marketing channels to promote company’s products to HCP including face to face interaction, clinical meeting, medical group meeting
• Responsible for generating orders from pharmacies, hospitals and other health institutions in my territory
• Creating and executing territory business plan focused on generating demand and sales
• Working with distributors to establish reproducible sales chain July 2018 – June 2019 Pharmacist
Jost blossom pharmacy, Lagos State.
• Offered administrative services and provided pharmaceutical care to clients, general dispensing & documentation, immunization injections and non invasive family planning methods for women within the community.
• Carried out supply chain and logistics management, inventory management of drugs that came in and left the premises and submitted monthly reports.
• Created and improved awareness of the pharmacy’s health services, the pharmacist and access to health care.
• Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.
• Checked medications bottle for proper labeling before allocating to patients. September 2017- June 2018 Locum Pharmacist
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La Société Pharmacy and Stores, Oregun Lagos State.
• Procured medications and managed supply chain, monitored prescriptions, refilled prescriptions, reconciled medications, monitored and managed adverse drug reactions.
• Organized monthly clinical presentations on diseases especially as it has to do with its predominance in the locality; and every month had a unique health topic.
• Created weekly awareness on lifestyle modifications for hypertensive and diabetic patients and enlightened them on the importance of taking “cardio- protective supplements”.
• Attended seminars organized by advantage health Africa on the importance of rendering effective customer service as community pharmacists.
• Participated in events and pharmacists’ meetings organized by the likes of PHARMALLIANCE, ACPN, GSK and PFIZER.
August 2016 – September 2017 Intern Pharmacist
Boluke Pharmacy Limited, Agege, Lagos State.
• I was the regulatory affairs officer, preparing dossiers and importation permit processes with NAFDAC
• Logistics and drug supply chain management to companies and clinic subsets
• Integrative pharmacy and retail management
• Took patients complaints, clerked to obtain medication and illness history, dispensed right medications, labelled appropriately and counselled on the proper use of those medications.
• Organized community-based health education programs with ophthalmologists and neurologists, centered on educating patients on eye diseases and cardiovascular diseases respectively.
• Carried out pharmaceutical care, drug monitoring and follow ups, blood pressure, blood glucose level, cholesterol, HIV, malaria and typhoid tests to aid diagnosis and effective treatment.
• Also partook in Pharmacovigilance, Stock taking and inventory control. July 2015 – September 2015 Pharmacist Trainee (Clerkship) Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Delta State.
• Dispensed medications to patients and refilled prescriptions for those on re- visit both over-the-counter and prescription-only medications.
• Counselled patients on the proper use of medications and possible drug- drug and drug-food interactions.
• Participated in stock taking of available medications, tracking of about-to- expire medications.
• Gave several presentations on health-related topics.
• Identified drug therapy problems and designed pharmaceutical care plans to resolve identified problems.
February 2014 – May 2014 Pharmacist Trainee (Industrial Trainee) Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State.
• Introduction to medications and brands
• Presentation of pharmaceutical care concepts
• Ward rounds and introduction to unit dose dispensing system
• General drug dispensing and patient counselling on medications Education
2010 – 2015 BACHELOR OF PHARMACY
Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State.
2003 – 2009 O’ LEVELS WASSCE
Mill-Bank Hall Secondary School, Lagos State.
1998 – 2003 First School Leaving Certificate
Time and Tide International School, Lagos State.
Capacity Building/Certifications
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH JULY 2019
University of Washington, WA9819, USA.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GLOBAL HEALTH 3
DECEMBER 2019
University of Washington, WA9819, USA.
CERTIFICATE OF NATIONAL SERVICE (NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORP) 2018 to 2019.
Special Strengths/Skills
Microsoft office proficient.
Impeccable communication and listening skills.
In-depth knowledge of pharmaceuticals.
Excellent problem-solving skills
Brilliant analytical and presentation skills.
High adaptability to new working environments.
A good team player with high level of integrity.
Brilliant leadership and management skills.
Goal oriented with high attention to details and accuracy. Spoken Languages
English
Urhobo
Yoruba
Hobbies
There are a variety of interests that fill my spare time. They are: Reading; Traveling; Research; Volunteering for community-based health programs; Meeting new people; Having productive conversations; Public speaking Papers and Publications
Incidence and selfcare of nausea and vomiting among pregnant women attending a maternal clinic. UK Journal of Pharmaceutical and Bioscience
References
Pharm Mrs. U.S. Obiazikwo
Senior Lecturer Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Delta State University Abraka, Delta State.
Pharm. Emmanuel Alozie
Regulatory Affairs NAFDAC
Lagos State.
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