Aakash Shah

About

With a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Midwestern University and a background in Pre-Pharmacy Studies from the Illinois Institute of Technology, I have built a robust career in the pharmaceutical field. Currently, I serve as a Pharmacist at Cardinal Health, where I focus on dispensing medications, providing drug information, and ensuring patient safety. Previously, I gained extensive experience at Ascension, where I held multiple roles including Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and Charge Pharmacist. My responsibilities included monitoring patient INR levels, managing warfarin therapy, counseling on drug interactions, and overseeing pharmacy operations. I collaborated with healthcare teams to optimize patient care, managed high-risk medication dosing, and ensured efficient pharmacy workflow. My expertise extends to maintaining inventory, preparing IV medications, and adhering to safety regulations, all aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and safety.

Experience

• Pharmacist · Cardinal Health03-01-2023

  Responsible for dispensing medications, providing drug information, and ensuring patient safety.

• Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Charge Pharmacist - Overnight, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician · Ascension11-01-2014 – 03-01-2023

  - Monitoring patient's INR and titrating medications accordingly - Coordinating with multi-disciplinary team to manage warfarin before and after procedures - Counseling patients on drug interactions related to warfarin - Overseeing all pharmacy operation and workflow - Overseeing preparation, labeling, and dispensing of all medications - Interpreting and verifying all medication orders - Providing medical information, education, and therapeutic consultation to nurses and physicians - Providing clinical pharmacy services by calculating and managing the dosing of antibiotics, anticoagulants, and other high-risk medications - Ensuring efficient and accurate verification and delivery of orders to patients in critical care and emergency units - Reviewing and assessing medication orders - Providing therapeutic intervention - Collaborating with physicians to optimize patient care and safety - Maintaining smooth operation of the pharmacy by working alongside the healthcare providers in an effort to create the best customer experience for the patients - Maintaining inventory levels, anticipating needed supplies and medications, placing orders, answering telephones regarding requests, making IV medications, filling medications, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist - Maintaining a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with all the procedures, rules, and regulations

Education

• Midwestern UniversityDoctor of Pharmacy - PharmD, Pharmacy
• Illinois Institute of TechnologyPre-Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Pharmacy Studies

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