pharmacist

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a pharmacist position in home infusion or LTC industries

EDUCATION

****-**** **** ****** **********, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

EXPERIENCE

1998-2001 Duane Reade Pharmacy, New York, NY

Supervising Pharmacist

-Received prescriptions from patients and interpreted them for accuracy, errors and/or omissions, processed prescriptions, performed necessary paperwork (legal and/or insurance requirements)

-Received prescription orders from others health-care providers by telephone, contacted other health-care providers to receive prescription on behalf of their patients

-Counseled patients regarding their prescriptions: indications, directions for use, possible significant side effects, precaution to avoid problems, etc.; counseled patients on selection of over-the-counter medications

-Used PDX computer system, entered new prescription information on patient profile, refilled prescriptions, generated new patient profile, monitored patient profile for drug interactions, and for compliance, entered third party billing information on patient profile

-Supervised other pharmacists, interns and technicians in their daily duties

-Maintained pharmacy inventory according to up to date directives from pharmacy operations managers

1997-1998 Duane Reade Pharmacy, New York, NY

Pharmacy intern

-Received prescription orders from health-care providers by telephone, contacted health-care providers to receive prescription and/or prescription refills on behalf of their patients

-Counseled patients regarding their prescriptions; counseled patients on selection of over-the-counter medications

-Used PDX computer system to enter new prescription information on patient profile, refilled prescriptions, generate new patient profile, monitor patient profile for drug interactions, and for compliance, enter third party billing information on patient profile

-Performed monthly inspections of expired/outdated medications

1995-1997 New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, NY

Pharmacy Intern

-Compounded and prepared parenterals, advantage and add-ease products, Total Parenteral

Nutrition (TPN) utilizing the Clintec Multitask software and Automix 3+3 Compounder

under aseptic conditions for adult and pediatric patients

-Received medication orders from the physicians, interpreted them, checked for accuracy, filled in patients carts, delivered them to floors

-Consulted physicians on therapeutic interchanges, dosage adjustments and drug interactions

-Reported and reviewed Adverse Drug Reactions

-Assisted in training of new pharmacy interns

-Performed monthly inspections of medication rooms and CAT carts

MEMBERSHIPS American Pharmaceutical Association

LICENSURE New York, Florida

REFERENCES Available upon request

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