Experience:
PHARMACIST (December 13, 2020 – March 01, 2022)
IQARUS - UNHCR
Company Location: Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
Department: PHARMACY
Company Review
United Nations Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), that has the capacity of up to 50 bedded has been set up with the participation of WHO, IOM, WFP, UNICEF, and UNHCR. The services at the facility will be managed by IQARUS, has experience in providing medical services in demanding and complex environments.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Organizes and manages all medical logistical requests and distribution to and from the Medical Facility Pharmacy and Store.
Order reception and preparation:
• Check quantities and quality of the received items
• Make out an acknowledgement of receipt for logistics department and HQ
• Integrate all the items into physical stock
• Fill in the stock cards for all the items as the electronic file.
• Prepare and distribute the drugs according to the departments requests and projects needs
• Check the rationality of the requests
• Supply requests from departments and clinics in a timely way
• Update the stock cards and the electronic file according to the stock movements
• Feedback to the project manager in case of any problem with the orders
Stock Management
• Maintaining pharmacy with appropriate storage, receiving, and packing space and allowing to conduct a full medical inventory
• Supervising the pharmacy assistant in the organization of the drugs storage according to international standards (Alphabetical order of International Non-proprietary Name, FEFO principle, clear labeling with INN + dosage + pharmaceutical form + expiry date)
• Supervising the pharmacy organization of the drugs and medical supplies for easy distribution and appropriate stock movement records
• Organize a monthly physical inventory and provide the stock balance at the end of each month to Project manager
• Supervising the pharmacy assistant in the Monitoring temperature of the pharmacy and fridge on a daily basis.
Within the delegated authority reports to the Chief/Senior Medical Officer (C/SMO) and is responsible for the following duties:
• Monthly updates the Mission list of drugs and consumables, based on regular basis through consumption reports Records and reports all medicines supplied on periodic basis detailing medicine’s name and strength, dosage, quantity supplied.
• Day-to-day advice on pharmaceutical issues including evaluating different antibiotics impact on the local microbiological situation, and secures that mission personnel do not unnecessarily influence the ecological balance through the use of antibiotics;
• Advises the medical staff about available restricted and non-restricted antibiotics in response to the recommended treatments for the hospital patients (IN&Out);
• Periodically updates doctors and nursing staff on the drugs formulary list and antibiotics drugs recommended by WHO guidelines to provide basic and emergency treatments
Day-to-day check on pharmaceutical issues, drugs, medical supplies, medical consumables, vaccines, in the mission (Item description /stock number, unit form, total quantity available, expiry date, and bin location of each item is physically checked and clearly verified).
• Ensure that minimum and maximum stock levels are established either according to the packing form or the unit form in respect to each expendable item;
• Daily physical check of pharmaceutical products to ensure that shelves are cleaned off the expired drugs and can handle consumption of short-expiry items
Updates list of medical assets in the Galileo system or any other recording tool thereof.
• Advises the medical doctors on the specification of drugs to be requisitioned, and for offers a prudent scale of issue for the planning of re-supply;
• Identifies /determines efficiency and punctuality in the pharmacy requisitions in regards to drugs, laboratory reagents, medical consumables and other miscellaneous supplies;
• Coordinates with Procurement and Supply Sections for follow-up of approved requisitions, technical evaluations, and purchase orders related to the medical warehouse/Pharmacy Unit;
• Orders, receives, stores, and distributes pharmaceutical medications to adequately meet needs of clinics in an efficient manner;
Updates the list of expendable and non-expendable items in the Galileo system for regular submission to the CMO.
• Follows the Centralized Item Master Catalogue of the Codification Expendable Project.
• Responsible for preparation of the list of expired drugs and consumables for write-off and disposal according to UN policies on waste management
• Performs other duties as requested.
PHARMACIST (July 15, 2019 – Nov 2020)
MARIA PHARMACY
Company Location: CHENNAI
Department: PHARMACY
Duties/Responsibilities:
DISPENSING
PHARMACIST (January 28, 2009 - April 6, 2019)
KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Company Location: RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA
Department: PHARMACY
Company Review
A 1200 bedded multi-specialty tertiary level teaching hospital.
A Joint commission international & Canadian Accredited university hospital.
KKUH is also a learning Hospital that is under the Ministry of Education.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Verify physician orders for appropriateness according to policies and procedures
gather required patient information.
Maintains and updates a patient profile with demographics, diagnosis, allergies, and current medications
Identify, prioritize and resolve drug related problems.
Uses appropriate communication skills, and effectively communicates with patients, physicians, and nurses to solve identified drug related problems.
Provide patient education (e.g., counseling information and education on adherence issues, either verbal or written).
Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, drug, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
Participate in the pharmacy shift and on-call system for their facility.
Cooperate and show respect for all members of the inter-professional team.
Refer patients to other health care providers when required.
Work with other health care professionals to promote health and wellness in the community.
Detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors and near miss.
Knowledgeable of complies with laws, rules, and regulations that govern the practice of Pharmacy.
Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs, and related activities.
Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients and their carer.
Demonstrate effective communication skills.
Performance of pharmaceutical calculations.
Ensure proper storage and handling conditions
Acquiring and disposing of drugs.
Checks all pharmaceutical products prepared by technicians, Assign technician duties. Checks accuracy of prescriptions filled by technicians.
In the absence of a senior pharmacist, deputize for their Pharmacy Supervisor e.g. in the meetings of the pharmacy senior management team.
Guide and supervise the Junior Pharmacists, and students who work within their service.
For technicians and Junior Pharmacists, provides input to the initial assessment, departmental appraisal, personal development need.
Attends and assists with the end of the fiscal year inventory process.
Assists with the maintenance and care of department equipment and supplies
Performs other duties as requested.
Education:
Academic Qualification:
Exam Title Concentration / Major Institute Result Pas.Year Duration Achievement
Master of
Pharmacy (M.Pharm) PHARMACY PRACTICE ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY CGPA:8.02
out of 10 2007 2 Yrs FIRST CLASS
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) Pharmacy THE TAMILNADU DR MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY First Class, Marks :63% 2005 4 yrs FIRST CLASS
Skills:
Specialization:
Fields of Specialization Description
• Procurement
• supply chain management
• Warehouse activities
• Dispensing Proper Training of Pharmacy and Medical Stock Management allows to run the medical activities efficiently and effectively.
Additionally:
Training Title Topics Institute Year Duration
Training of Pharmacy and Medical Stock Management Selection Forecasting & Medical Order Procurement Warehousing & Distribution Monitoring Medicines Use Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 2021 5HRS
Procurement and Logistics Certificate Procurement warehousing fleet asset Disaster Ready and Mercy Corps 2021 5hrs
Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Pharmaceutical Products Selection Procurement Warehousing & Distribution Monitoring Medicines Use United Nations Development Programme UNDP 2021 8HRS
Introduction to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL Save the Children International 2021 3HRS
Temperature Sensitive Items & Cold Chain Items Management Sourcing and selecting Monitoring Preventing/reporting cold chain breach International Medical Corps 2021 1hr
Infection Prevention & Control HAND WASH SANITIZER WHO 2020 3HRS
WHO Vaccine Safety Basics VACCINATION STORAGE WHO 2020 3HRS
The Rules and Regulations for Narcotic/Controlled Medications in Saudi Arabia NORCOTIC DRUGS virtual medical academy 2020 6HRS
HIV Treatment and Management Prevention and Assessment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS Women and HIV BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS 2020 3HRS
Diabetes Pathways Diabetes in Adults and Elderly Pregnancy Children Hamad Medical Corporation Hamad International Training Center (HITC) 2020 3HRS
Poison Prevention Training Program Poison Prevention antidote treatment Arizona Poison Control System Training 2020 3hrs
Patient Safety Program PATIENT SAFETY Saudi Commission for health Specialties 2020 3HRS
CPR, AED & First Aid Certification Course CPR AED FIRST AID Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS 2022 3HRS
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT CPR AED BLS Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS 2022 4HRS
Clinical Antibiotic Stewardship for South Africa ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTENCE South African Antibiotic Stewardship Programme (SAASP) 2020 8HRS