Edith Lopez-Garcia
Registered Pharmacist
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Results-driven Registered Pharmacist with expertise in patient education, medication dispensing, and immunization administration. Committed to enhancing patient safety and health outcomes through effective communication and medication therapy management.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Pharmacist
Walgreens
San Antonio, TX
06.1995 - 11.2023
- Oversaw medication dispensing to ensure accuracy and patient safety.
- Managed inventory levels, reducing waste through effective stock rotation practices.
- Advised patients on medication usage, potential side effects, and drug interactions.
- Trained and mentored pharmacy staff on best practices and compliance standards.
- Conducted medication therapy management sessions to improve patient health outcomes.
- Provided exceptional customer service, responding to inquiries with empathy and expertise in a timely manner.
- Boosted immunization rates within the community by administering vaccines and promoting public health awareness campaigns.
- Educated patients on proper medication usage, possible side effects, and potential drug interactions to ensure safe administration.
Registered Pharmacist
Eckerd Pharmacy
Altamonte Springs, FL
07.1993 - 06.1995
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced workflow efficiency within the pharmacy.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to optimize patient care plans and medication regimens.
- Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations regarding pharmacy operations.
Graduate Intern Pharmacist
Moscoso Pharmacy
Ponce, PR
06.1992 - 06.1993
- Assisted in medication management and patient counseling to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes.
- Collaborated with pharmacists in reviewing prescriptions for accuracy and completeness.
- Participated in inventory management, ensuring proper stock levels of medications and supplies.
- Educated patients on medication usage, side effects, and adherence strategies to enhance health literacy.
- Utilized clinical knowledge to assist pharmacists in evaluating therapeutic appropriateness of prescribed medications for individual patients'' conditions.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University Of Puerto Rico, Medical Campus
Rio Piedras, PR06-1992
Associate of Science - Natural Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
Ponce, PR06-1989
Skills
- Prescription verification
- Immunization administration
- Professional ethics
- Therapeutic monitoring
- Pharmacy law compliance
- Drug utilization review
- Drug interactions assessment
- Customer service and communication skills
- Drug safety
- Pharmacy inventory and recordkeeping
- Patient education and counseling
- Medication dispensing
- Safety
- Interpreting and processing prescriptions
- Drug inventory management
- Audit performance and support
- Overseeing technicians training
- Registered Preceptor
- Conducted medication therapy management sessions to improve patient health outcomes
- Performance of Control Substance Inventory
- Pharmacist in Charge professional experience
- TEXAS Pharmacist License
- FLORIDA Pharmacist License
- PUERTO RICO Pharmacist License
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Elementary
Timeline
Registered Pharmacist
Walgreens
06.1995 - 11.2023
Registered Pharmacist
Eckerd Pharmacy
07.1993 - 06.1995
Graduate Intern Pharmacist
Moscoso Pharmacy
06.1992 - 06.1993
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University Of Puerto Rico, Medical Campus
Associate of Science - Natural Sciences
University of Puerto Rico