Pharmacist (Doctorate)

AARTI K. SHAH PharmD RPh

** ******* **, ********** ** 01803

Phone: 781-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Registered PharmD looking to obtain a medical communications/drug information position in order to utilize and expand my academic knowledge and professional experience

EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Boston, MA 09/04 - 05/10

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

CERTIFICATION

Registered Pharmacist – State of Massachusetts 07/10

APHA Certified Immunizer- State of Massachusetts 07/10

American Heart Association CPR and AED Certification 07/10

EXPERIENCE

CVS Caremark - Woburn, MA 07/10 - present

Pharmacy Manager

• Day-to-day responsibilities include dispensing of medications, monitoring patient health, counseling on prescription and OTC medications, resolving third party rejections, and advising health care professionals on drug-related updates

• Provide updated and relevant expertise on the manufacturing and composition of drugs including their biological, chemical and physical properties

• Manage all aspects of the pharmacy with regards to the safe and effective upkeep of the pharmacy per Board of Pharmacy standards and other relevant corporate compliance protocols/programs

• Maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction at all times, resolve any customer complaints, supervise and train pharmacy staff, and prepare technician schedule

• Assist patients to design the right Medicare Part D plan for them based on their medical history, income and personal needs

• Present to Tufts Medicare patients on topics that include Generic advantages, Diabetes, and Immunizations as part of the “Pack your bag Program”

CVS Caremark - Burlington, MA 06/06 – 07/10

Pharmacy Intern

• Work in the role of prescription filling, creating patient profiles, and counseling of disease states and drug therapy under the supervision of a pharmacist

• Resolve third part rejections and customer related problems

• Comply with federal and state laws, rules and regulations in addition to CVS policies and procedures

Critical Care Systems Home Infusion Company - Burlington, MA 05/07 – 06/09

Pharmacy Intern

• Obtain, interpret and evaluate prescription medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness, completeness and safety under direct supervision of a pharmacist

• Plan, implement, and monitor patient therapies and lab work for antibiotics, chemotherapy, TPN, IVF under direct supervision of pharmacist

• Perform clerical and technical tasks associated with preparing, labeling, and dispensing IV mixtures using aseptic technique

CLINICAL ROTATIONS

Post-Marketing Drug Safety and Risk Management - Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA

• Triage of incoming reports for completeness, legibility and validity regarding Tysabri

• Initiate & assess case reports for seriousness, causality, and expectedness of adverse events

From patients on Tysabri, Avonex, and Rituxan into AERS/ARGUS safety database

• Assess case reports for Research and present on Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS)-pathogenesis of IRIS, common pathogens that may cause it, potential treatment options and whether there is a link to Tysabri

• Research clinical studies on Tysabri and create a mock drug monograph and patient information leaflet for the drug

Drug Information & Natural Products – The Center for Drug Information & Herbals, Boston, MA

• Communicate with healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses) and consumers to provide medical information and product information

• Analyze journal articles on upcoming drugs/current topics in the pharmaceutical field and present to peers

• Study different herbals used for medicinal healing, compound savs & ointments using natural products/herbs

HIV/Infectious Diseases – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

• Design and present therapeutic regimens individualized for patients based on viral resistance for the sole purpose of decreasing HIV viral load and increasing both CD4 count and adherence to therapy

• Review and update patient charts of new and current ambulatory patients on a daily basis regarding progression of disease, treatment outcomes, side effects and adherence to HAART therapy

• Coach and counsel ambulatory patients on their current treatment regimen and medications and SOAP their progress for daily presentations

Long Term Care Facility - Omnicare Pharmaceuticals, Wakefield, MA

• Verify physician orders for accuracy for patients living in nursing facilities and assisted living homes

• Create patient profiles, enter new and refill orders and discontinue old orders based on patient specific needs

• Create antibiotic and narcotic kits containing unit doses for shipment to facilities for emergency use

Surgical Intensive Care Unit – Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA

• Attend rounds with an interdisciplinary team of physicians each morning and discussed inpatient cases

• Present weekly disease state presentations and discuss potential treatment options in outpatient and inpatient scenarios

• Research drug information questions posed by physicians and pharmacists to present for next day

PRESENTATIONS

“Opportunistic Infections in HIV”

• Pharmacist focused

• Discuss major opportunistic infections found in advanced HIV patients due to their weakened immune system (Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium Avium Complex, Pneumocystitis Pneumonia and Toxoplasmosis)

• Complete overview of the opportunistic infections (prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical features, and treatment of infections)

“Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS)”

• Pharmacist/Physician focused

• Review of pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, risk factors, prevention and potential treatment of IRIS

• Discuss IRIS case reports and studies in which patients are receiving corticosteroids as a treatment option

“Propofol”

• Pharmacist/Physician focused

• Case based presentation reviewing Propofol use for the treatment of insomnia rather than an anesthetic agent

• Review of the pathophysiology of insomnia and current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for insomnia

• Discuss the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, side effects, drug interactions of Propofol

“Influenza: H1N1 Swine Flu”

• Pharmacist/Student focused

• Identify different types of Influenza, pathogenesis of viruses and the antigenic shift/drift of influenza every year

• Overview of the treatment and prevention of the influenza

• Discuss clinical trials of the effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in comparison to adamantanes in the treatment of Influenza A and B

“Refeeding Syndrome”

• Pharmacist/Nurse focused

• Poster presentation illustrating the condition in high risk groups (post-op patients, oncology patients, elderly, anorexics, and alcoholics)

• Depict the pathophysiology, clinical features and management of refeeding syndrome, and how to prevent refeeding syndrome in high risk groups

“New drug: Victoza (Liraglutide)”

• Pharmacist focused

• Overview of Diabetes Mellitus and current treatment options for Type 1 and Type 2 patients

• Introduce new Type 2 DM drug Victoza ( mechanism of action, dosing, administration, kinetics, and adverse effects of medication)

• Review clinical trials of Liraglutide in comparison to other treatment regimens for the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

“Bipolar Disorder”

• Pharmacist-focused

• Review of epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and drug treatments (pharmacology,

indications, usual doses, drug interactions, side effects) associated with bipolar disorder

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

American Pharmacists Association

Pharmacist’s Letter

Massachusetts Pharmacists Association

REFERENCES: FURNISHED UPON REQUEST

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