Anish Chemparathy
ODESSA
Summary
Pharmacy Manager with extensive experience at Cortez Drugs, excelling in pharmacy operations management and quality assurance. Proven track record in developing policies for custom compounding services and enhancing patient care through effective counseling. Skilled in training staff and optimizing workflows, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while fostering a collaborative team environment.
Dedicated Pharmacy Manager enthusiastic about helping diverse people and offering experience with regulatory requirements. Knowledgeable in compounding and medication therapy management. Bringing successful career history comprising more than twenty five years.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Manager
Cortez Drugs
03.2010 - Current
- Oversee daily operations of an independent retail pharmacy, quality assurance, customer service and marketing our services to the medical community and customers.
- Develop policies and procedures for custom compounding services and become and exclusive community pharmacy offering these services in our local community.
- Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
- Trained pharmacy interns and newly hired pharmacy technicians.
- Protected drug inventories from damage or theft by establishing and enforcing clear pharmacy security policies.
- Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
- Developed policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
08.2004 - 02.2010
- Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
- Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
- Coordinated pharmacy staff schedule and assisted with personnel monitoring and performance evaluations.
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
- Troubleshot mechanical issues with Pyxis machines and other equipment.
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
- Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications.
- Enthusiastically answered questions regarding medications and side effects and printed out detailed information on pharmaceuticals for customers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Bangalore University
Bangalore,India06-1996
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Kerala, India04-1992
Skills
- Drug utilization review
- Inventory and restocking
- Pharmacy operations management
- Training and mentoring
- Team building
- Purchasing management
- Budget administration
- Drug inventory management
- Patient counseling
- Inventory control
- FDA drug safety guidelines
- Loss prevention management
- Medicare and medicaid process
- Service delivery optimization
- Insurance billing
- Medication ordering
- Staff training
- Performance metrics
- Quality assurance
- Policy enforcement
- Medication dispensing
- Employee management
- Quality assurance controls
- Workflow optimization
- Medication therapy management
- Regulatory requirements
- Patient education and counseling
Certification
- Collaborative Practitioner Training - Nova South University, 2024.
- Certification in non sterile compounding , University of Florida, 2014.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Timeline
Pharmacy Manager
Cortez Drugs
03.2010 - Current
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
08.2004 - 02.2010
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Bangalore University
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam