Adinarayana Andy - Pharmacist In Charge - Weatherwax Family Pharmacy

Pharmacist In Charge

Weatherwax Family Pharmacy

10.2017 - Current

• Worked with MTM Outcomes and Mirixa to provide Medication Therapy Management Services (Comprehensive Medical Reviews and Therapeutic Intervention Programs) for eligible patients. Experienced in identifying CMS STARS adherence gaps, and bridging therapy gaps.
• Accurately billed claims for MTMs and TIPs with 0% rejection rate.
• Worked on the EQuIPP platform extensively to improve Star Ratings, specifically for Medicare Part D plan sponsors and for the Quality Bonus Payments program for Medicare Advantage plans.
• Systemically improved pharmacy performance metrics to reflect more than 90% adherence rate in a patient population with diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
• As a certified immunization pharmacist, implemented immunization programs to provide all adult and pediatric vaccines for ages 6 months and above.
• Organized and conducted 100+ off-site flu clinics, including schools.
• Organized and conducted 100+ COVID-19 vaccine clinics during the pandemic and administered20,000+ COVID-19 vaccines, both on-site and off-site and in collaboration with the local health department.
• Filled and dispensed 300+ prescriptions per day on average, in compliance with state and federal laws, including HIPPA, with 100% accuracy and efficiency, leading to more than 95% customer satisfaction and more than 90% patient retention rate.
• Reviewed patient medication profiles and performed DURs ( Drug Utilization Reviews) for appropriate drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects and therapeutic outcomes and educated patients to provide optimal patient care.
• Worked with Cover My Meds and performed coverage determination for prescription drugs against established criteria for drugs needing Prior Authorizations.

Managed drug and supply inventories
Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency
Advised patients on medication side effects and contraindications and explained proper administration

Pharmacy Assistant Manager

Weatherwax Pharmacy

08.2015 - 09.2017

• Accepts responsibility for the operation of a pharmacy in conformance with all statutes and regulations pertinent to the practice of pharmacy
• Ensure that policies and Federal and State laws and regulations in all prescription-related issues, including HIPAA, are followed.
• Responsible for dispensing prescriptions by following standard operating procedures for receiving, filling, dispensing, logging, and maintaining loss prevention controls.
• Provides counseling on both prescription medications and over the counter medications per Company policy and as required by State and Federal law.
• Ensure that all control drug policies and procedures as required by State, Federal, and Company guidelines are followed.
• Provides medication therapy management (MTM)services and improve therapeutic outcomes for patients.

Pharmacy Intern

Weatherwax Pharmacy

07.2013 - 04.2015

• Used HBS pharmacy software to enter prescription and insurance information.
• Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
• Counseled patients on new medications and OTC products, drug-interactions and side-effects under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Provided friendly customer service at drop-off and pick-up counters.
• Compared prescription details against safety standards and insurance requirements to support patients

Achieved and maintained top customer satisfaction and retention by cultivating productive relationships with patients.
Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.

Senior Research Scientist

Bristol Myers Squibb Biocon Research Centre

10.2007 - 12.2012

Method development and bio analytical support in various metrics like plasma, serum, tissues, urine, feces, etc. for new chemical entities
Cassette Drug Analysis for new chemical entities

• To carry out in vivo pharmacokinetic assays in rodent species
• To carry out in vitro assays like Plasma Protein Binding, CACO2, PAMPA etc
• To carry out Plasma stability assays, Hepatocyte stability and metabolic stability assays

• Quantification of cytochrome P-450 (CYP 3A4,CYP 2D6,CYP 1A2 CYP

2C8 etc) and establishing the various quantification techniques.

Plasma stability assays, hepatocyte stability and metabolic stability assays
Evaluated dried blood spot technique and used for routine analysis of l NCE’s
PRODRUGS STABILIZATION in various programmes.
To carry MET ID related work using IDA wizard (light sight software) and Mass Frontier
Compound management.
Documented and reported test results after making graphical solutions and representations
Performed research into study topics to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions
Streamlined research processes to meet tight deadlines for multiple projects
Completed testing projects by deadline and under budget for company-wide initiatives
Conducted document review, organization and quality control of data acquisition to draw relevant conclusions and direct research activities

Scientist

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd

10.2006 - 09.2007

Responsible for GLP implementation in the bioanalytical department.
Adherence to SOP and GLP specifications.
Allotment of project work to research associates
Provide technical support for method development on LC-MS/MS, UPLC, and HPLC for various extraction procedures like LLE, SPE and Protein Precipitation
Reviewing and Compilation of method development, validation, and subject sample analysis data for various regulatory markets like USFDA(as per 21 CFR) ,UKMHRA,ANVISA and WHO.
Implementing Watson LIMS version 7.2

Research Associate

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

08.2004 - 09.2006

Development and validation of analytical methods for drugs and metabolites in biological matrix, dosage forms, and bulk drugs using HPLC, GC, GC-MS, and LC-MS/MS
Impurity profiling by identifying the source of generation for unknown impurities by doing various stress studies, isolating the impurities by Preparative HPLC, structure elucidation by employing LC-MS/MS, NMR & FTIR.
As a bio-discussion team member, responsible for selecting the formulation for pilot bio-study
Responsible for HORMONAL ANALYTICAL LABORATORY
Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations
Performed research into study topics to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions

Internship Student

Aurbindo Pharma Ltd

06.2003 - 07.2004

Carried out my M.Pharmacy project work in Apl research center in Analytical Validation department
Developed professional skills through hands-on experiences, including time management and effective communication.
Improved internship experience by efficiently managing assigned tasks and meeting deadlines.
Sorted, organized, and maintained files.
Received positive feedback from supervisors, reflecting a strong commitment to personal growth and development throughout the internship program.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Pharmacist In Charge

Pharmacy Assistant Manager

Pharmacy Intern

Senior Research Scientist

Scientist

Research Associate

Internship Student

Education

Master of Business Administration - Project Management

Doctor of Philosophy - Biotechnology

Master of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Analysis And Qulaity Assurance

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

Skills

Timeline

Pharmacist In Charge

Pharmacy Assistant Manager

Pharmacy Intern

Senior Research Scientist

Scientist

Research Associate

Internship Student

Master of Business Administration - Project Management

Doctor of Philosophy - Biotechnology

Master of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Analysis And Qulaity Assurance

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

Certification

Additional Information

Judging or Peer reviewer for Journals and Books

Critical roles at Weatherwax Pharmacy

Pharma Lab -Technical Skills

Conferences

Pharmaceutical Industrial Achievements:

Publications

Awards

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