I am an experienced individual with more than a decade of experience in the field of Pharmacy and Procurement in Private and Public Sector.
PROCUREMENT &LOGISTICS OFFICER:
· All Procurement related tasks such as Local Purchase, Tendering, and Petty Purchase.
· Forecasting and Managing Procurement needs.
· Managing the procurement and supply chain management of medicines, surgical items, vaccines and allied store.
· Providing technical support to authorities regarding of medicines/bulk purchase of medicines on district level.
· Procurement Planning and Execution according to PPRA Rules.
· Managing Stock Storage & Issuance in General & Medicine Stores of the Hospital.
· Managing Receiving, storage, Installation & Functioning of all Biomedical Equipment and Non Biomedical Equipment in the hospital.
· Managing contracts of civil works(Infrastructure) related to Hospital.
SUPPLY CHAIN & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT:
· Establishment of Separate Storage Areas for Medicines, Surgical Items, Lab Items and Biomedical Equipments in Hospital
· Establishment the needs of Designated Warehouse in a Secondary care Hospital.
· Inventory Management of Medicines & Surgical Supplies.
· Management of Periodic Internal & External Audits and Stock Counts.
· Medicine Inventory management through MIMS portals.
· Emergency Management of Supplies during COVID-19 and other natural calamities.
SPECIALIZED AMBULATORY CARE PHARMACY SERVICES:
· Worked as PRINCIPAL PHARMACIST of OPD outlet at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad.
· Established Two Pharmacy outlets with collaboration of OGDCL Pakistan in F-8 Medical Centre and in Blue Area Head Office for Empanelled Patients.
· Worked as In charge Pharmacist on various Pharmacies of Shifa External Services Division Islamabad.
· Managing Daily Tasks of Inventory Management.
· Preparing NEAR MISS ERROR LOG reports on weekly and Monthly basis.
· Intervening OPD Prescriptions and Performing FINAL ACCURACY CHECK before dispensing.
· Ensuring a smooth work flow in Prescription IN and OUT mechanism to minimize the errors.
· Working in On Line Order Entry System.
· Dispensing of ORAL CHEMOTHERAPUTIC DRUGS.
· Counseling out-patients for the right frequency, route and proper administration.
· Counseling out-patient on prescription and non-prescription medications.
· Providing information about Pharmaceutical Aid and Devices.
· Educating patients about drug-drug/food interactions to increasing patient compliance.
· Providing Pharmacoeconomical drug alternatives to patients.
· Counseling patients about the importance of adherence to drug therapy.
· Minimizing the Poly Pharmacy to the patients taking more than one drug for the same ailments, thereby reducing the treatment cost and probable side effects of the drugs.
· Human Resource Management.
EMERGENCY PHARMACY SERVICES:
· Coordinating the Hospital ER services through providing prompt emergency Medicines.
· Providing supportive and first aid treatments, antidotes, Poison Drug Information.
· Handling the Surgical items used in ER.
· Assisting the ED Staff during Emergency CODE BLUE.
· Ensuring the correct dispensing of the critical and life saving drugs in ED.
· Managing, refilling, expiry checking and maintaining the Record of CRASH-CART drugs used during Code Blue.
· BASIC LIFE SUPPORT Training.
EXTEMPORANEOUS PHARMACY SERVICES:
Extemporaneous compounding of different oral and topical preparations including; Magic MouthWash, Syp Indomethacin, Syp Potassium Chloride, SyPotassium Phosphate, Syp Magnesium Sulphate, Syp Omeprazole, Susp Ciprofloxacin, Sodium Citrate Solution, Topical Preparations including; Zinc Oxide Paste, Magnessium sulphate Paste, Emulsifying Ointment, GTN Ointment, EUSOL Solution and many other as per physician’s order.
RETAIL /COMMUNITY PHARMACIST:
My Job Description Included;
· Dispensing prescription medicines to the public;
· Checking dosage and ensuring that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labeled (pharmacists are legally responsible for any dispensing errors);
· Supervising the preparation of any medicines (not all are supplied ready made-up by the manufacturer);
· Keeping a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes;
· Selling over-the-counter medicines;
· Counseling and advising the public on the treatment of minor ailments;
· Advising patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatments;
· Preparing dosette and cassette boxes, usually for the elderly but also for those with memory/learning difficulties, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week;
· Undertaking Medicine Use Reviews (MUR), an advanced service to help patients understand how their medicines work and why they have to take them;
· Managing a needle and syringe exchange;
· Monitoring blood pressure and cholesterol levels;
· Offering a diabetes screening service;
· Managing, supervising and training pharmacy support staff;
· Budgeting and financial management;
· Inventory and Par Level Management
· Drug Distribution Billing Budgeting and Invoicing