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Ahmed Abdulkarim

Ottawa,ON

Summary

Dedicated Pharmacist offering almost twenty 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.

Currently seeking a position as a pharmacist assistant to be part of a pharmacy team whereby I can share my expertise in inventory level and expiry control, attending to customers’ inquiries, performing cashiering, and preparing daily sales reports

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Pharmacist

Alzahra Hospital
06.2017 - 11.2023
  • Provided comprehensive medication therapy management and counseling.
  • Performed prescription filling process, maximizing accuracy and minimizing wait times for patients.
  • Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers to optimize patient care and medication adherence.
  • Took the responsibility of dispensing and keeping record of controlled and narcotic medicines.
  • Involved myself in being part of inventory and expiry control team of the pharmacy.
  • Alerted nurses before dispensing high alert medications and fridge items and informed them special precautions to be taken wherever applicable.
  • Dispensed unit dose medications to the inpatients while diligently revising the orders to avoid medication error.
  • reported medication errors and recorded them as per the hospital guidelines.
  • Helped physicians in knowing the availability of drugs and their different pharmaceutical dosage forms.







Pharmacy Manager

SBN Pharmacy
09.2013 - 03.2017
  • As a manager prepared the monthly staff schedule.
  • Guided staff in achieving the monthly targets by allotting individual responsibilities.
  • Carefully balanced the inventory level and sales to minimize over-stocking.
  • Evaluated staff performance and passed bonus recommendations to the management.
  • Evaluated staff performance and passed bonus recommendations to the management.
  • Performed patient counseling and prescription filling.

Pharmacist

CHS Pharmacy
02.2009 - 06.2013


  • Counseled patients and alerted them about possible side effects and drug-drug interactions
  • Advised patients about the use of supplements.
  • helped patients in using the right skin care products according to their skin types

Assistant Manager

Life HealthCare Group
09.2005 - 11.2008

-Counseled patients over the phone after the medications are delivered.

-Being multi-lingual has allowed me to address the needs of patients of diverse backgrounds.

-Helped patients know the safe use of over-the-counter medications and supplements.

-As an assistant manager I made sure that an optimal customer service is provided to the patients during my shift.




Trainee Pharmacist

Reema Pharmacy, National Hospital
12.2003 - 08.2004

Volunteer Pharmacist

Saira Pharmacy, Saira Memorial Hospital
09.1998 - 12.2001

Trainee Pharmacist

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital And Research Centre
07.1998 - 08.1998

Trainee Pharmacist

Wyeth Pharmaceutical Industry
01.1998 - 02.1998

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

Gomal University, D I Khan, Pakistan
D.I.Khan, Pakistan
12.1997

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Multi-lingual
  • Empathy
  • Reliability
  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Proactive
  • Patience
  • Teamwork

Languages

English
Full Professional
Arabic
Professional Working
Urdu
Professional Working
Somali
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary

Timeline

Pharmacist

Alzahra Hospital
06.2017 - 11.2023

Pharmacy Manager

SBN Pharmacy
09.2013 - 03.2017

Pharmacist

CHS Pharmacy
02.2009 - 06.2013

Assistant Manager

Life HealthCare Group
09.2005 - 11.2008

Trainee Pharmacist

Reema Pharmacy, National Hospital
12.2003 - 08.2004

Volunteer Pharmacist

Saira Pharmacy, Saira Memorial Hospital
09.1998 - 12.2001

Trainee Pharmacist

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital And Research Centre
07.1998 - 08.1998

Trainee Pharmacist

Wyeth Pharmaceutical Industry
01.1998 - 02.1998

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

Gomal University, D I Khan, Pakistan
Ahmed Abdulkarim