pharmacist

MEENAKSHI DHAR

**** ******* *****, **********, **, 94588

PH # 603-***-**** adwnzn@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

● Registered Pharmacist with 15 years of varied experience in retail pharmacy and rehab hospitals in the United states.

● Licensed in California with an excellent track record in maintaining relationships with customers and health professionals while delivering quality care.

● Trained to give immunizations and prescribe Narcan for opioid overdose safety. Currently under training for prescribing Birth control. WORK EXPERIENCE

Pharmacist : CVS Pharmacy (CA) Nov. 2013-Current

Responsibilities:

● Ensure timely fill of prescriptions with high priority to waiting customers to ensure customer satisfaction.

● Execute Order entry, filling,verifying and counselling upon dispensing.

● Review the patient's profile and check for interactions .

● Clarify orders with Doctors on Phone, take verbal orders,and make sure to effectively communicate with the customers regarding any changes in therapy or dosage.

● OTC counselling, Prescription counselling and also follow up counselling after initiation of new therapy.

● Offer customers to give Immunizations, both seasonal and other required ones.

● Maintain control on inventory by placing timely orders, pulling meds off the shelf before expiration, timely return of unused and expired medications to wholesaler and Genco.

Pharmacist : Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy (CA) Oct. 2012 - June 2013 Responsibilities:

● Responsible for prescription data entry, filling, verifying and dispensing prescriptions to customers in a timely manner.

● Offer counselling on prescription and non-prescription items.

● Help customers to order special items through our suppliers.

● Resolved prescription related issues for customers by effectively communicating with Prescribers.

● Ensured timely fill of prescriptions scheduled for delivery to customers.

● Compounded certain prescriptions when required by prescribers. Pharmacist: Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital (MA) Feb.2009-Oct.2010 Responsibilities:

● Input orders in the computer for inpatients, including standing orders, daily orders and new Hospital Admission orders.

● Ensured timely supply of daily medications and I.V preparations to admitted patients.

● Loaded the Meddispense machines and maintained adequate floor stock at all times

● Pulled near expiration medications out of Meddispense machine and floor stock

● Maintained inventory of scheduled drugs and Narcotics and ran daily reports to catch dispensing errors.

● Performed order entry on patient’s chart after getting verbal order from Physicians or after clarification of orders.

● Looked for adverse drug reactions through patients charts.

● Procured special orders from different sources to meet unique requirements for patients.

Pharmacist: PDS, Close Door Pharmacy (MA) Jan. 2010-Aug. 2010 Responsibilities:

● Final prescription verification of medications that were filled at this facility for prison and psychiatric facilities run by the state. Pharmacist : RiteAid Pharmacy (NH) Jan 2006-Oct 2008 Responsibilities:

● Order entry, filling, verifying and counselling upon dispensing prescriptions.

● Review patient profile for drug utilization as well as interactions and allergies

● Counsel about over the counter medications.

● Ensured smooth flow of work from order entry until dispensing of prescription

● with customer satisfaction.

Pharmacy Intern : Riteaid (NH)

May.2005-Dec.2005

Responsibilities:

● Data entry, filling and counselling

● Phone prescription orders from Doctors, Ordering medications Staff Pharmacist: Hy & Zel's Drug Store (Canada) July 2001-July2003 Staff Pharmacist: Shoppers’ Drug Mart ( Canada) July 1999-June2001 Responsibilities:

● Order entry, filling, verifying and counselling upon dispensing prescriptions.

● Review patient profile for drug utilization as well as interactions and allergies

● Counsel about over the counter medications.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

● 2004-2005:Passed FPGEE, NAPLEX and MPJE after relocating to NewHampshire

● 1997-1998:Passed PEBC Pharmacy Exam for Canada

● 1994-1996: Masters in Pharmaceutics: Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India.

● 1990-1994: Bachelors in Pharmacy

Banaras Hindu University, India

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