Lopa Patel
Brampton
Summary
Dedicated and Self-motivated Canadian Licensed Pharmacist with over a decade of community pharmacist experience and has a strong determination to create positive outcome to patient care through patient assessment, intervention on modification of complex treatment. I am willing to build future with evidence based practice and create a meaningful impact on treatment outcome.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Compounding Pharmacy Manager
Medione Fogal Compounding Pharmacy
Brampton, Ontario
01.2022 - Current
- Designation as Compounding Pharmacy Manager
- Compounding supervisor -Quality Assurance Manager- I oversee all pharmacy operation, ensuring regulatory compliance (USP AND USP , NAPRA,OCP guidelines, dispensing, inventory, compounding, clinical care and patient counseling. I actively seek out new and innovative ways to improve processes such as customized variety of topicals, oral compounds preparations based on patient specific needs.
- Leading/Coaching and motivation to pharmacy team and medical clinics to deliver high-quality patient care.
- I perform Inventory Management, Hiring ,Training, Scheduling , Supervision, Audits and Implementation of new technology on daily workflow to refine pharmacy business.
- I actively collaborate with onsite family physicians to support patient assessment to deliver patient with best possible cost-effective treatment.
- Designation as Compounding Pharmacy Manager
- Compounding supervisor -Quality Assurance Manager
Staff Pharmacist
RoyalWest Pharmacy
Brampton, Ontario
01.2016 - 01.2022
- Involvement on Day to day operation as a staff pharmacist in busy medical clinic pharmacy
- Prescription checking and dispensing with high accuracy.
- Delivered wide range of clinical services- Meds Check, Immunization, Minor Ailments
- Daily collaboration with working MDs, Family Doctors ,Physician Assistants
- Consistently provided exceptional patient centered care.
- Performed Covid testing and Immunization against Covid-19 during global Pandemic
Staff Pharmacist
Shoppers Drug Mart 2212
Coquitlam, British Columbia
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Reviewed and interpreted physician’s order to ensure accurate medication dispensing.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to optimize medication therapy for patient
- Monitored Patient outcome and adjusted medication regimens as necessary.
- Participated into large scale immunization services in the community as a Lead Pharmacist.
- Counselling and proactive health management on vitamins, supplements and OTC remedies to overall well-being.
Pharmacy Intern
Shoppers Drug Mart 2234
Vancouver, B.C.
09.2013 - 11.2013
- Checking prescriptions for accuracy
- Counseling on prescription medications, and OTC products
- Performing Med-reviews including standard, follow-ups and pharmacist consultation
- Methadone preparation and compounding mixtures and blister checking
- Receiving verbal orders from doctor and filling prescriptions.
- Actively participated in day to day activity – ordering, inventory, narcotic count etc
- Dealing with third party insurance company.
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Pharmasave
Etobicoke, Ontario
12.2011 - 06.2013
- Worked as a pharmacy technician
- Pick up the prescription from regular patients and filling the prescriptions
- Reading the prescription and entering into KROLL system
- Performed refill requests from patients by phone
- Blister packaging and compounding
- Ordering and restocking medication
- Narcotic double count.
Education
B.SC Pharmacy -
University of Saurastra
India01.2009
Skills
- Injection Administration
- Standard First Aid -LEVEL-C CPR
- Minor Ailments Prescribing
- Smoking Cessation Consultation
- Prescribing: Renewals and Adaptation
- Medication Reviews/Management
- Pharmaceutical Opinions
- Methadone Dispensing Training
- Non-Sterile Hazardous /Non-hazardous Compounding
Accomplishments
- Lead Pharmacist outreaching and consultation-
- -Identified the burden of mental illness and health priorities to improve chronic disease management in community practice.
- Outreaching Consultation- Providing Comprehensive treatment approach to patient dealing with Chronic Pain Management
- Real-time collaboration with consistent patient monitoring
- Patient specific treatment follow up plan until fruitful treatment outcome
Certification
- Personalized analgesic therapy -targeting pain at its source- LP3 Network 2023
- Personalized Hormone Restoration Therapy – The Fundamentals – LP3 Network 2025
- Hands on training non-sterile Non-hazardous /Hazardous compounding lab Techniques
- Continuous Professional Development Clinical Skills Training Program , UofT 2015
Timeline
Compounding Pharmacy Manager
Medione Fogal Compounding Pharmacy
01.2022 - Current
Staff Pharmacist
RoyalWest Pharmacy
01.2016 - 01.2022
Pharmacy Intern
Shoppers Drug Mart 2234
09.2013 - 11.2013
Staff Pharmacist
Shoppers Drug Mart 2212
01.2013 - 01.2016
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Pharmasave
12.2011 - 06.2013
B.SC Pharmacy -
University of Saurastra
Community Services
- Customizing Pediatric Formulation – Various pediatric medication customized dose – The hospital of Sick-kids , CHEO listed formulry
- Peel Public – Participation to Peel Public in support of administration of TB medication to TB Patients into community.
- Immunization Clinic Lead Pharmacist – year 2025-2026 Influenza Clinic in-store and outreaching to Tamil Senior association ,Brampton
Outreaching Support Tools & Clinical Content
- Toolkits for pain conditions and patient compliance
- Support clinics with patient education, telehealth tools, and integrative therapy plans
- Offer 1-on-1 and group consulting sessions
- Development of integrative pain management protocols combining modalities such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and physical therapy.
- Training programs and workshops for physicians on implementing alternative pain therapies.
- Consultation services for clinics to integrate alternative medicine into their practice
- Clinical case support and custom treatment protocols
- Training on integrating alternative modalities
Participating Clinics Since 2022
- Rheumatology Associates Brampton – Dr. Sangeetha Thiviyarajah, Dr. Tripti Papneja, Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia , Dr. Raman Joshi , Dr. Bajaj Sangeeta
- BramEast Rhematology Clinic- Dr. Raman Rai & Dr. Suneet Sekhon
- Brampton East Medical Center- Dr.Chander Pranay, Dr. Sachedeva Ashok, Dr. Sharma Himani, Dr. Chander Lisa
- Fogal Medical Centre- Dr.Thiru Vakeesan Dr. Vakeesn Raji
- Chrysler Drive Family Doctors – Dr. Yu Katie
- Dr. Khorsand Medical Clinic- Dr. Masoud Khorsand
- Mcvean Medical Centre- Dr. Amit Singh
Immunization Clinics -Lead Pharmacist – Year 2014 to 2016
- Focus on Prevention ,Education and Immunization within community to prevent long-term outcome on daily lives. Immunization record of 1500 + Administration of Seasonal Influenza, Shingles , Hepatis-A / B, Prevention of Cervical Cancer (HPV- Gardasil ), Pneumonia ,Tetanus.
- Implementations of Immunization clinics –
- Participating organizations -Burnaby School Board- 35 Elementry Schools and 4 Secondary Schools (Teaching /Admin staffs)
- Burnaby Fire Stations - 6 Firemen’s Halls-Firefighters and admin staff
- Hindu Cultural and Society – 3 Locations with 250+ devotees including visitors .