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MERLIN JOAN OF ARC MALLAVARAPPU CHRISTOPHER

GUILDFORD,SURREY

Summary

Highly skilled pharmacist with extensive expertise in medication therapy management, patient counselling, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proficient in clinical decision-making, pharmacotherapy, and adverse event monitoring. Demonstrates strong adaptability and teamwork in dispensing prescription drugs and implementing interventional strategies. Adept at clinical assessment, patient assessment techniques, and therapeutic drug monitoring. Committed to efficient time management and handling hazardous drugs with precision. Career goal: to leverage pharmacology expertise in a dynamic healthcare environment to improve patient outcomes.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
2027
2027
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Clinical Pharmacist

Tiruvallur Headquarters Government Hospital
Tiruvallur, India
  • Educated patients on proper medication use
  • Monitored and identified drug interactions during patient therapy
  • Addressed queries from patients, healthcare professionals, and physicians
  • Provided timely guidance on potential side effects and specific medication use
  • Coordinated closely with physicians on dosing adjustments for renal-impaired patients; enhanced treatment efficacy.
  • Collaborated with other healthcare professionals on discharge planning; ensured smooth transition of care.
  • Participated actively in ward rounds offering valuable input into therapeutic decisions.

Clinical Pharmacist

Apollo Multi Speciality Hospital
Chennai, India
03.2022 - 05.2024
  • I actively participate in multidisciplinary rounds as a clinical pharmacist, offering my expertise to help guide treatment decisions.
  • My goal is to maximize patient care by carefully monitoring pharmaceutical therapy.
  • I perform in-depth examinations of medications, promptly addressing problems and providing workable solutions.
  • Priority is given to patient counselling, which emphasizes adherence and lifestyle changes.
  • Additionally, I actively participate in quality improvement activities, such as adverse event reporting, and swiftly respond to requests for drug information from healthcare professionals.
  • Ensured accurate prescription processing, reducing the incidence of medication errors.

Clinical Pharmacist Intern

SIMS Multi Speciality Hospital
Chennai, India
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • During my internship, I processed and practised prescription auditing, drug interaction monitoring, medication errors monitoring, adverse drug reactions monitoring, patient counselling, and working with gastroenterology, gynaecology, paediatrics, and general medicine to optimize patient care

Education

PHARM D - THE TAMIL NADU DR. M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Jaya College of Para Medical Science
Thirunindravur, Tamil Nadu

HSC - State Board of Tamil Nadu

Gnana Vidyalaya Mat, Hr, Sec School
01.2015 - 01.2021

SSLC - State Board of Tamil Nadu

St. Charles Mat. Hr. Sec. School
Elagiri, Vellore

Skills

  • Medication Therapy Management
  • Patient Counseling
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Pharmacotherapy Expertise
  • Adverse Event Monitoring
  • Adaptability and Teamwork
  • Dispensing prescription drugs
  • Clinical assessment proficiency
  • Patient assessment techniques
  • Interventional strategies implementation
  • Pharmacology expertise
  • Efficient time management
  • Knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations
  • Hazardous drug handling
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring

Custom

A Prospective study on assessing Serum Cystatin C as a major tool/marker for predicting the renal functioning capacity in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients

Personal Information

Title: Clinical Pharmacist

Affiliations

  • Reading books (fiction & non-fiction)
  • Listening to music (various genres)
  • Playing shuttlecock (badminton)
  • Shopping and exploring new trends

Languages

English
Fluent
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Fluent

Timeline

Clinical Pharmacist

Apollo Multi Speciality Hospital
03.2022 - 05.2024

Clinical Pharmacist Intern

SIMS Multi Speciality Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2021

HSC - State Board of Tamil Nadu

Gnana Vidyalaya Mat, Hr, Sec School
01.2015 - 01.2021

SSLC - State Board of Tamil Nadu

St. Charles Mat. Hr. Sec. School

Clinical Pharmacist

Tiruvallur Headquarters Government Hospital

PHARM D - THE TAMIL NADU DR. M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Jaya College of Para Medical Science
MERLIN JOAN OF ARC MALLAVARAPPU CHRISTOPHER