Angy Saba

• Medication reconciliation on admission and discharge
• Respond to drug queries from other healthcare professionals on the rehab unit
• Assess patient's ability to take medication safely at home through the self-administered medication (SAM) program
• Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications.
• Advised physicians on how to properly dose medications.
• Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
• Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.

• Evaluate patient’s medical conditions, history of drug therapies, and apply the specific plan formulary and utilization management guidelines to determine patient meets the criteria for requested drug to be covered by the plan
• Ensure patient compliance by offering consultancy on drug effects, monitoring treatment progress, updating records
• Support primary care and specialty teams in meeting or exceeding Medication Use Management (reduced high-risk medication use in the elderly, increased formulary medication use)
• Increase pharmacy profit margins by helping patients switch to therapeutically equivalent and most cost-effective generic drugs
• Counsel patients, fill prescriptions, and communicate with health care professionals and insurance companies regarding patient care and proper medication use
• Ensure patient safety by clinically assessing each prescription and identifying any drug therapy problems and addressing them to the prescriber thereby developing pharmacy revenue through the Pharmaceutical Opinion Program
• Routinely communicate with providers to influence the use of formulary medications in compliance with clinical protocols, target drug initiatives and pre-authorized therapeutic substitutions
• Prepare patient pre-admission medication reconciliation reports and offer post-discharge medication counseling
• Dispense and compound prescriptions, and maintain accurate patient records, dosing and directions information using the pharmacy Kroll software
• Manage controlled substances and reconcile inventory on a monthly basis
• Train newly hired network pharmacists to perform medication therapy management and medication adherence reviews
• Provides professional education regarding new drugs, biologics, or technologies for specialized drug delivery
• Organize mass vaccine clinics for the public, with a particular focus on COVID-19 Vaccine
• Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia and other diseases.
• Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.

Key Achievements:

• Increased the pharmacy’s average weekly prescription count by 4.35%, new patient count by 8.11%, and billable professional services by 63.1%
• Participated in the prescription extension pilot study, which increased pharmacy revenue by charging patients $15 per prescription renewal

• Ongoing training in data entry and clinical verification of incoming physician orders using Meditech Expanse
• Will gain experience in therapeutic drug monitoring (i.e. vancomycin, gentamicin, phenytoin), renal dosing, antimicrobial stewardship, drug interaction and identification and selection of correct medication to achieve patient outcomes.
• Perform reviews of inbound patients’ Best Possible Medication Histories
• Record notes electronically to patient’s profile using Meditech Expanse

• Responded to drug queries from other healthcare professionals within the Trillium network using a systematic approach as part of the requirements of this rotation
• Performed several critical appraisals on several medical journal articles including, LoCoDoCo trial, COLCOT trial, LoDoCo2 trial
• Assembled and amended formulary requests and performed a drug review impact analysis for Myinfla.
• Using evidence-based medicine, revised and updated parenteral drug formularies.
• Involved with the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee
• Presented a Journal Club on the COLCOT and LoDoCo2 trial

• Performed Best Possible Medication Histories (BPMH) for inbound patients.
• Electronically record notes to patient’s profile using Epic software.
• Upon admission and discharge, prepared clinical notes to communicate with other healthcare workers.
• Review medication orders and evaluating clinical and practical appropriateness of therapy.
• Consulted with other healthcare providers such as nurses, physicians, social workers, etc. to determine possible changes to a particular regimen.
• Involved in drug teaching for patients and staff members.
• Involved in an interdisciplinary team during rounds and patient-specific meetings.
• Presented and updated hospital staff on the concomitant use of Clozapine and Fluvoxamine.