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Nirav Patel

Harrow,United Kingdom

Summary

Highly skilled professional with extensive experience in staff and shift management, production operations, and patient counselling techniques. Adept at multitasking and adapting to dynamic environments while ensuring accuracy in prescription verification and providing over-the-counter medication advice.Meticulous Pharmacy Assistant thrives in fast-paced, detail-focused environments. Liaises between pharmacists and customers to answer questions and resolve issues. Strong knowledge of dosage calculations and stock replenishment.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Pharmacy assistant

J M W VICARY LTD
Slough, United kingdom
08.2024 - Current


  • Greet customers and provide them with assistance in a friendly and professional manner.
  • Answer basic questions about over-the-counter (OTC) medications and products.
  • Ensure prescriptions are labeled correctly with the patient’s information and proper instructions.
  • Prepare medications for the pharmacist's final check before
  • dispensing.
  • Provide information on proper medication usage, side effects, and possible drug interactions (under supervision of a pharmacist).
  • Stock shelves with medications and other pharmacy products.
  • Monitor inventory levels and notify the pharmacist or supervisor when items are running low.
  • Check expiration dates on medications and remove expired products from the shelves.
  • Help manage the ordering of medications from suppliers.
  • Receive and check shipments for accuracy and quality.
  • Keep accurate records of medication inventory and orders.
  • Record patient information and maintain accurate files.
  • Assist with processing insurance claims or paperwork.
  • Handle cash registers, process payments, and issue receipts.
  • Ensure that the pharmacy remains clean, organized, and well-maintained.
  • Follow safety protocols for handling hazardous materials and medications.
  • Provide patients with information on non-prescription medications.
  • Follow HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations to maintain patient confidentiality.
  • Adhere to laws and regulations governing the sale and distribution of medications.
  • medical devices, and health-related products.
  • Process medication refill requests from patients and ensure that they are handled appropriately, either by notifying the pharmacist or directly filling in routine cases under supervision.

Till Operator

Dhamecha Cash & Carry
Leyton, London
05.2023 - 07.2024
  • I am working on powers of concentration
  • I am able to work under pressure
  • I have a neat appearance
  • A pleasant, helpful manner with the customer
  • I am able to use computerized tills and pricing equipment
  • Delivering outstanding customer service to all customers by listening and responding to customer queries in a confident and professional manner
  • Reporting customer complaints to Line Managers and Duty Managers
  • Ensuring that trolleys and carrier bags are clean and placed in the right places

Production Chemist

Nexus Pharmaceutical PVT. LTD.
03.2021 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: INDIA
  • A Production Executive, coordinate production staff and equipment and ensure the quality and profitability of products
  • Standard operating procedures
  • Improved Safety awareness for the handling of compressed gas
  • Monitoring all formulation activities preparing batch manufacturing reports, online quality control tests, and submitting all BMRs to quality assurance
  • Implement production & large-scale manufacturing procedures to optimize processes and meet regulatory requirements
  • Maintain a clean sanitary workplace, including washing glassware
  • Work with cross-functional teams to drive the transfer of products from RND
  • INDIA

QC Technician

Shiva Chemicals
12.2018 - 02.2021
  • Company Overview: INDIA
  • Quality control, testing materials, and finished products
  • Ensure they conform to all applicable laws and company standards
  • Quality control technicians test products across the three stages of production (before, inprocess, and final) to ensure quality levels are met
  • Inspecting and testing samples of products
  • Checking that production methods meet relevant legislation
  • Keeping accurate results of checks and tests carried out
  • INDIA

Education

Master's - Organic Chemistry

Kadi Sarva Vidyalaya
06.2016 - 04.2018

Bachelors - chemistry

Gujarat University
06.2013 - 04.2016

Skills

  • Organization and Time management
  • Supervision
  • Adaptability
  • Team Work
  • Problem Solving
  • Production Operative
  • Documentation abilities
  • Staff management
  • Shift Management
  • Batch Management
  • Over-The-Counter medication advice
  • Prescription verification accuracy
  • Patient counselling techniques
  • Multitasking


Certification

BAPS YOUTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME, Completed a six-month residential program on Selfless Humanitarian Service, Ethical Decision-making and Spiritual Studies., 06/01/18, 11/30/18, Sarangpur, Gujarat, India

Custom

Participated in the poster presentation at the national seminar on advancements in chemical technology. Submitted a dissertation work on the preparation, synthesis, and characterization of Zinc oxide nanoparticles by sol-gel method during the last semester of my master's.

Affiliations

  • Listening Music,Driving and Playing & Watching Cricket

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Pharmacy assistant

J M W VICARY LTD
08.2024 - Current

Till Operator

Dhamecha Cash & Carry
05.2023 - 07.2024

Production Chemist

Nexus Pharmaceutical PVT. LTD.
03.2021 - 12.2022

QC Technician

Shiva Chemicals
12.2018 - 02.2021

Master's - Organic Chemistry

Kadi Sarva Vidyalaya
06.2016 - 04.2018

Bachelors - chemistry

Gujarat University
06.2013 - 04.2016

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