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Certification
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Kavitha Thonupunuri

Ashburn,VA

Summary

Dedicated Pharmacist offering 20+ years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.

Accomplished with experience ordering, organizing, storing and dispensing different medications and controlled drugs. Always pursuing ways to improve controls, reduce loss, improve processes and increase customer satisfaction.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
06.2006 - Current
  • Worked and maintained high volume stores ( 300-400 Prescriptions per day).
  • Reviewed prescription to confirm appropriate selection of drug, dose and check for interactions with other medications.
  • Interpreted prescription orders, dispensed medications, and counseled patients on drugs.
  • Maintained appropriate drug records and completed reports as necessary.
  • Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
  • Educated patients on medication, tools and equipment to promote patient-centered care and increase adherence to treatment.
  • Communicated issues and reactions to specific medications to intercept potential errors.
  • Reviewed and evaluated orders for non-formulary to identify generic alternatives.
  • Affixed correct labels to direct patients to correctly take medication as recommended by healthcare provider.
  • Complied with pharmacy regulations to increase quality of health care and inhibit criminal abuse of drugs.
  • Worked with automated dispensing systems to securely store medication and track narcotics and other controlled drugs.
  • Helped patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data.
  • Reported adverse drug events to comply with regulatory policies and procedures.
  • Assessed patient knowledge of chosen therapy to tailor counseling to meet needs of individual patients.
  • Worked as preceptor to provide practice-based instruction to students at pharmacy practice sites.
  • Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
  • Interviewed, hired and trained staff, enabling business to serve more patients.
  • Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications.
  • Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
  • Coordinated pharmacy staff schedule and assisted with personnel monitoring and performance evaluations.
  • Saved patients money and Increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs.
  • Implemented standard procedures for mixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals to enforce quality, security and proper disposal.
  • Conducted routine inspections of medication storage locations.

Pharmacist

Walgreen's Pharmacy
12.2003 - 05.2006
  • Maintained 400-500 prescriptions per day store.
  • Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
  • Managed drug and supply inventories.
  • Counseled patients regarding proper intake of medications.
  • Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
  • Advised patients on medication side effects and contraindications and explained proper administration.
  • Educated patients on proper medication use.
  • Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing and receiving.
  • Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
  • Achieved and maintained top customer satisfaction and retention by cultivating productive relationships with patients.
  • Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
  • Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
  • Counseled customers on medications, appropriate dosage and potential side effects.
  • Hand counted controlled medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
  • Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.
  • Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
  • Closely monitored department performance metrics.
  • Administered immunizations and met with patients for medication consultations, effectively improving awareness of pharmacy's health services.
  • Reconstituted oral liquids.

Education

Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison, NJ
05.2003

Bachelor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Gulbarga, India
01.2001

Skills

  • Treatment Consulting
  • Vaccination Administration
  • Staff Training
  • Accuracy Improvements
  • Pharmacy Policies and Procedures
  • Critical Thinking
  • Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders
  • Supply Ordering
  • Dispensing Medications
  • Quality Review Processes
  • Patient Education
  • Completing Annual Inventories
  • Customer Service
  • Operate Cash Register
  • Completing Annual Inventories
  • Reviewing Prescriptions
  • Judgment and Decision-Making

Certification

  • CPR certified
  • Vaccine Administrator

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Full Professional
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
06.2006 - Current

Pharmacist

Walgreen's Pharmacy
12.2003 - 05.2006

Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Bachelor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

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