Lara Alamin
Dearborn Heights,MI
Summary
Skilled Pharmacist with strong background in compounding, pharmacological knowledge and patient care. Expert in providing accurate clinical services. Skilled in working in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to provide patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Created and maintained patient profiles and followed through with any drug allergies and interactions.
- Developed interprofessional relations with other healthcare providers by relaying any patient-related matters and collaborating on patient careplans when needed.
- Expanded knowledge of both the clinical and community aspect of pharmacy through learning from experienced pharmacists and other colleagues
- Answered telephones and helped resolve any patient issues.
- Entered prescription data and verified that information was complete and correct as well as resolved any prescription rejections.
- Immunized patients and provided proper counseling and monitoring services post vaccination.
- Provided friendly customer service at drop-off and pick-up counters.
- Supported pharmacists during drug utilization reviews, helping identify potential issues and facilitating appropriate interventions.
- Counseled and educated patients on any possible drug-drug and drug-food interactions, potential side effects, and other relevant counseling points pertaining to their medication.
- Ensured patient adherence to medications by conducting follow-up calls and addressing any concerns or barriers they may have encountered.
Hospital Pharmacy Intern
Children's Hospital Of MI
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Enhanced patient care by accurately dispensing medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Reconstituted medications for oral and liquid use.
- Compounded sterile IVs in large volume and small volume quantities using aseptic technique.
- Compounded non-sterile medications with proper documentation and calculation.
- Supported inventory management, ensuring adequate stock levels and timely reordering of medications as needed..
- Ensured IV room and equipment was sterile and adhered to company policies and procedures.
- Provided proper delivery of controls, narcotics, hazardous and special handling medications.
- Maintained organization of the non-sterile pharmacy area.
Pharmacy Intern
Taylor Discount Drugs
05.2019 - 07.2020
- Created and maintained patient profiles including drug and non-drug specific allergies and conditions of individual patients.
- Expanded knowledge of various medication classes through continuous learning from experienced pharmacist colleagues
- Maintained pharmacy inventory and ensured proper medication was in stock
- Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.
- Entered prescription data and verified that information was complete and correct, as well as worked to resolve any prescription rejections
- Became familiarized with SRS pharmaceutical system
Education
PharmD. -
Wayne State University
Detroit05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI05.2020
Skills
- Customer Service
- Medication preparation
- Patient education and counseling
- Compounding Techniques
- Problem Solver
- Time Management
- HIPAA compliance
Pharmacy Professional Experience
Advanced Pharmacy Professional Experience
APPE Community Pharmacy - Kroger Pharmacy
- Farah Lozoun -Dearborn Heights, Michigan
- Provided advice regarding any over the counter medications and supplements as well as prescription medications.
- Assisted in processing and checking medications as well as billing insurances and resolving any rejection issues.
- Provided medication management services including MTMs to ensure proper patient adherence
- Administered immunizations and provided proper counseling.
APPE Ambulatory and Managed Care Pharmacy - PACE
- Queonja Dudley - Southfield, Michigan
APPE HIV Elective - Beaumont Hospital and Infectious Disease Clinic
- Rima Bazzi- Dearborn, Michigan
- Worked alongside both pharmacists and other health care professionals on ensuring proper HIV regimens looking out for any drug non-adherence, resistance or issues with medication regimen
- Provided counseling in both hospital and outpatient clinic setting that treated both HIV and tuberculosis.
- Participated in medication reconciliation as well as patient care plans.
APPE Inpatient Pharmacy - Beaumont Hospital
- Danny Salem - Dearborn, Michigan
- Ensured daily proper vancomycin and anticoagulant dosing to patients.
- Provided patient counseling on antibiotics, blood thinners and diuretics.
- Ensured proper renal dose adjustments for patients
- Rounded with other healthcare professionals and worked together to ensure patient is receiving proper care
APPE Patient Care –Lakewood Pharmacy: Long term care/IV infusion Services
- Zeinab Saad - Dearborn, Michigan
APPE Ambulatory Care – PharmCity Pharmacy
- Ali Ismail- Dearborn, Michigan
APPE Inpatient Acute Care – Beaumont Hospital
- Brittany Lines - Dearborn Michigan
- Oncology based rotation, with a focus on patient workups that received chemotherapy.
- Became familiarized with many chemotherapeutic drug regimens as well as interference with any other medication the patient is receiving
- Familiarized with NCCN guidelines
- Counseled patients on drug regimens not limited to chemotherapeutics, but also blood thinners and diuretics.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
CVS Pharmacy
- Ali Chehouri - Westland. Michigan
Beaumont Hospital
- Sean McConachie - Dearborn, Michigan
Presentations
TIVDAK
Introduction to newly FDA approved TIVDAK and its use in the clinical setting.
- Beaumont Inpatient Pharmacy
- Dearborn, Michigan
- April 27th, 2023
Mounjaro
Introduction to the newly FDA approved Mounjaro and its use in both diabetes and weightloss
- PACE clinic
- August 29th, 2022
Rimegepant
- Clinical Capstone
- Wayne State Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- February 08th, 2022
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy – CHEST Guidelines Update
- Beaumont Inpatient Pharmacy
- Dearborn, Michigan
- April 28th, 2022
Complementary Health Medicine
- Wayne State Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- February 14th, 2020
Certification
- State of Michigan Pharmacist Educational Limited License
- American Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid Certified
- APhA Immunization Certification
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
04.2022 - 06.2023
Hospital Pharmacy Intern
Children's Hospital Of MI
07.2021 - 03.2022
Pharmacy Intern
Taylor Discount Drugs
05.2019 - 07.2020
PharmD. -
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Wayne State University