Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Research Experience
Conference Presentations
Conference Attendance
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
Certifications and Licenses
Training
Profession Relevant Skills
Languages
Hobbies and Interests
Timeline
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Reda Ahmed

Saint Louis

Summary

Skilled pharmacist with exceptional organization skills, strong interpersonal communication ability, and extensive knowledge of medications and their use. Experienced pharmacist places a strong focus on attention to detail and excels in accuracy to guarantee patients are cared for and prescribers have confidence. Dedicated professional ensures that all safety protocols and security measures are adhered to in meeting the high standards of the field.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Pharmacy Manager

Walgreen Pharmacy
02.2023 - Current
  • Monitored and managed pharmacy staff performance to maximize productivity and customer satisfaction.
  • Enforced compliance with pharmacy regulations and maintained up-to-date records of all medications dispensed.
  • Trained pharmacy interns and newly hired pharmacy technicians.
  • Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
  • Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
  • Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
  • Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.

Pharmacist-in-Charge

Walgreens
08.2022 - 02.2023
  • Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
  • Achieved and maintained top customer satisfaction and retention by cultivating productive relationships with patients.
  • Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
  • Advised patients on medication side effects and contraindications and explained proper administration.
  • Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
  • Administered immunizations and met with patients for medication consultations, effectively improving awareness of pharmacy's health services.
  • Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.

Pharmacy Intern

Ladue Pharmacy
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Prepared packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions, and refill instructions.
  • Provided friendly customer service at drop-off and pick-up counters.
  • Used pharmacy software to enter prescription and insurance information.
  • Followed department policies, procedures and best practices for pharmacy operations.
  • Communicated closely with patients, ensuring medical information was kept private.

Pharmacy Technician

Nile City Pharmacy
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.

Pharmacy Technician

Katz Pharmacy
08.2017 - 09.2018
  • Answered questions from an average of 90 clients per day and helped them find merchandise.
  • Stored and inventoried pharmaceutical medications and supplies and made notes of medications that were expired.
  • Improved 35% of employee morale by scheduling monthly staff meetings to go over accomplishments and highlights.

Hospital Pharmacist

Pulse Care Clinic
06.2014 - 12.2015
  • Maintained security conditions and proper storage for up to 5,000 medications and drugs.
  • Received refill requests and written prescriptions and ensured that information was accurate and complete.
  • Completed six months with zero errors on tag typing and filing.

Hospital Pharmacist

Alkhalifa Hospital
10.2013 - 07.2014
  • Offer information to up to 300 patients weekly regarding dosage, side effects, drug interaction and appropriate storage practices.
  • Maintain patient profiles, inventories, pharmacy files and other records.
  • Reduce 65% of pharmacy waste by enacting better protocols for inventory and storage.
  • Assess the strength, purity and identity of medications.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy

Saint Louis Board of Pharmacy
St Louis, MO
2022

ESL Certificate - English-as-a-Second-Language Education

Colombia State University
New York, NY
06.2020

No Degree - English Language And Literature

Toefl IBT
05.2020

Pharmaceutical Science - Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Tanta School of Pharmacy
EGYPT
2012

Skills

  • Operational oversight
  • Labeling procedures
  • Pharmacy policies and procedures
  • MEDITECH software
  • Medication assessment
  • Drug ordering storage
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management

Research Experience

  • Validated incoming data to check information accuracy and integrity while independently locating and correcting concerns as research lead in “Prescription Control in Small and Medium Size Pharmacies” (2022), walgreens boots alliance
  • Developed research statements and ran surveys and interviews as a research assistant in "Identifying Medication Reactions and Prescribing Trend Analysis" (2023 } Walgreens Boots Alliance

Conference Presentations

  • FDA Drug Safety Guidelines conference – (2022)
  • Patient Confidentiality and Record Control exchange – (2023)

Conference Attendance

  • OPA, Annual Conference, Ohio Pharmacist Association - (2022)
  • Annual Meeting, Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists - (2022)
  • 6th International Conference on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science (ICPPS) - (2021)

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

  • Missouri Pharmacist Association - (2022)
  • The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) - (2022)
  • American Pharmacists Association (APA) - (2022)
  • National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) - (2023)

Certifications and Licenses

  • Pharmacist Licensure, State of Missouri Board of Pharmacy - (Updated 2022)
  • ACLS certification - (2022)
  • APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program (Online) - (2022
  • Pharmacist license, Saudi Arabia ministry of health (2016)
  • Pharmacist licensure, Egypt pharmacist syndicate (2012)
  • PTCP license , New york state(2018)

Training

  • 37th Annual Pharmacy Practice Seminar - (2022)
  • Pharmacy Technicians and Vaccinations: An Advanced Training Program (Online) - (2023)

Profession Relevant Skills

  • Excellent communication and active listening skills to ensure that patients and customers understand their medications and how to take them.
  • Extensive education and training to guarantee that I am constantly up to date on the newest research and information regarding medications.
  • Ability to hear and understand what others are saying and oral expression skills that allow me to explain a complicated topic in a simple way that they can understand.
  • Strong sensitivity to problems that may arise when issues with prescribers, patients or drug companies are present.
  • Intense focus and attention to detail to minimize mistakes and unnecessary expenses for both the drug companies and the pharmacy.
  • Exceptional social perception facilitates the understanding of concerns and issues of both patients and prescribers as they arise.
  • Instructing skills that allow me to teach others how to do things better rather than just doing jobs for them.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working

Hobbies and Interests

I am extremely interested in the development of procedures to counteract prescription drug addiction and to keep medications safe from patients that would abuse them. Computers are a hobby of mine and I am skilled in working with several different programs and databases. I enjoy hiking, kayaking and biking and anything that is done outdoors. I love sports but am partial to basketball and soccer. I also enjoy spending time with my wife and two kids 

Timeline

Pharmacy Manager

Walgreen Pharmacy
02.2023 - Current

Pharmacist-in-Charge

Walgreens
08.2022 - 02.2023

Pharmacy Intern

Ladue Pharmacy
01.2020 - 03.2022

Pharmacy Technician

Nile City Pharmacy
09.2018 - 06.2019

Pharmacy Technician

Katz Pharmacy
08.2017 - 09.2018

Hospital Pharmacist

Pulse Care Clinic
06.2014 - 12.2015

Hospital Pharmacist

Alkhalifa Hospital
10.2013 - 07.2014

Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy

Saint Louis Board of Pharmacy

ESL Certificate - English-as-a-Second-Language Education

Colombia State University

No Degree - English Language And Literature

Toefl IBT

Pharmaceutical Science - Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Tanta School of Pharmacy
Reda Ahmed