Anna Mkrtchyan

Check prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications.

Verify and label prescriptions with 8 point check.

Check meds-on-time bubble packs for accuracy and count for hospice, foster care and long term care facility patients.

Double count and log in controlled medications.

Supervise three Pharmacy Technicians.

Communicate regularly with physicians, nurses and managed care organizations.

• Educate patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.
• Recommend OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
• Deliver training on device use and storage to enhance support for different groups of patients.
• Enthusiastically answer questions regarding medications and side effects and print out detailed information on pharmaceuticals for customers.
• Save patients money and increase pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs.
• Encourage patients to maintain healthy lifestyles.
• Provide consultation in Spanish for customers who do not speak English.
• Conduct blood pressure screenings and counsel patients on hypertension.
• Vaccinate patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, shingles and other diseases.
• Directly supervise two to three Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff while on duty.
• Receive and accurately process written prescriptions from customers.
• Assess correct identity, strength and purity of medications when filling prescriptions.
• Interprete prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
• Evaluate patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
• Check prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
• Double count control medications, measure liquids and reconstitute antibiotics.
• Verify and label prescriptions with 8 point check.
• Check medication bottles for proper labeling before allocating to patients.
• Effectively resolve insurance rejections and other billing issues.
• Display patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.
• Provide medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes, Mirixa and EQuIPP.
• Communicate regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
• Maintain state and federal records of legendary drugs and controlled substances.
• Complete accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.
• Monitor and log temperature readings of the pharmacy refrigerator and freezer.
• Supervise ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
• Correctly complete pharmacy paperwork, including daily and weekly reports.