Preenal Nandha

Key Roles as responsible pharmacist:

• Processed and dispensed prescriptions electronically in accordance to doctors' instructions.
• Counselling patients about correct medication dosage, storage, adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medication.
• Educated patients on optimal dosage, methods of administration and drug compatibility prior to dispensing medications.
• Applied therapeutics knowledge and skills, enabling patients to receive safe and effective medication.
• Provided knowledgeable clinical advice to relieve and improve patients' everyday conditions including advice and treatment for minor ailments.
• Trained and mentored pharmacy staff to increase team productivity and efficacy including pre-registration students.
• Conducted continual reviews through audit, observations and risk assessments as per GPHC guidelines and developed standard operating procedure (SOPs).
• Provision of enhanced services such as emergency contraception, influenza, smoking cessation, substance misuse services (supervised methadone/needle exchange) and health checks.
• Discharge Medicines Service (liased with healthcare professionals and hospitals to ensure correct supply oif mediciation for patients moving back into the community setting)
• Supervise healthcare assistants in the sale and supply of GSL

and P medicines.
• Stock management (Ordered and purchased pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies and drugs)

• Stayed up-to-date on NHS payment and exemption rules.

• Processed and dispensed prescriptions to doctors' instructions using RX system..
• Counselled patients on optimal dosage, methods of administration and drug compatibility prior to dispensing medications.
• Counselling patients on minor ailments
• Checking validity, processing and pricing of private prescriptions.
• Management and training of pharmacy staff to increase team productivity and efficacy.
• Checking and supply of MDS (multi dosage system) to help support patients to take their medicines, in particular when medication regimens are complicated.
• Stock management of medicines and ordering from various pharmaceutical wholesalers.
• Conducting regular controlled drug balance checks.

• Counselling and advice on minor ailments and purchases of over-the-counter medication.
• Delivered range of professional pharmacy services including emergency supply, emergency contraception, substance misuse services, BP checks.
• Working and adapting to various pharmacy settings and staff delivering high level of service to patients.