Seham Botros
Frederick,MD
Summary
Dedicated Pharmacist offering 10 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialty Pharmacist/Long Term Care Pharmacist
Northern Special Psych Care Pharmacy
05.2021 - Current
- Evaluation of physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, route of administration and stability
- Provide clinical recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate
- Verify patient medical information to conduct drug utilization review on all prescriptions and review clinical edits to ensure there are no adverse drug interactions or allergies
- Provide clinical expertise by responding to drug-related questions and concerns initiated by internal and external staff.
- Contributed to cost-saving initiatives by recommending appropriate formulary alternatives when necessary.
- Played an instrumental role in achieving accreditation from national pharmacy organizations through diligent documentation efforts and adherence to guidelines.
- Educated patients on proper medication usage, side effects, and potential interactions, promoting safe and effective treatment.
- Mentored junior pharmacists and technicians, fostering a positive work environment and enhancing team performance.
- Prepared medications in blister packs to provide safe and convenient way to take prescribed medication.
Pharmacy Student
Frederick Health Hospital
03.2024 - 04.2024
- Perform effective patient communication for better healthcare outcomes as medication reconciliation, discharge counseling and allergy clarification
- Resolve medication related problems as renal dosing, drug-drug interaction and drug-induced disease.
- Quality assurance activities as reviewing risk report.
Pharmacist
Walgreens
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Managed high volume of prescriptions daily while maintaining excellent customer service and attention to detail.
- Reviewed prescription to confirm appropriate selection of drug, dose and check for interactions with other medications.
- Interpreted prescription orders, dispensed medications, and counseled patients on drugs.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive medication therapy management and counseling.
- Reported adverse drug events to comply with regulatory policies and procedures.
- Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers to optimize patient care and medication adherence.
- Maintained appropriate drug records and completed reports as necessary.
- Immunization services
Covid19 vaccine preparation and administering (Pfizer, Moderna and Jansen). - Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy (Leadership, Coaching and Management)
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Lead Covid19 vaccine clinics to LTC and ASL facilities
- Ensure sterilized workspace for reconstitution of vaccine doses
- Monitor vaccine stability throughout the day to ensure all doses are used and prevent any waste doses by following vaccine manufacture guidelines as well as CDC
- Insurance claims processing for the vaccine
- Observe patients post vaccination for any immediate reactions or side effects
- Management of workflow in store
- Verifying prescriptions and counseling with respect of state and federal laws
- Inventory management.
Pharmacy Intern
Northern Pharmacy (Retail, MTM and Compounding)
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Processed all prescriptions by entering data into Rx system, verifying NDC numbers, printing labels with appropriate direction, and dispensing medication
- Patient counseling training by senior pharmacist
- Verifying dispensed medications training by senior pharmacist
- Collecting and indexing patient information and managed medication distribution with delivery personnel
- Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
- Provided friendly customer service at drop-off and pick-up counters.
- Streamlined pharmacy workflow by efficiently managing multiple tasks simultaneously, such as data entry, phone calls, and order processing.
- Enhanced pharmacy efficiency by assisting in inventory management, medication storage organization, and restocking shelves.
- Gained valuable experience in compounding medications for customized patient needs, following strict guidelines and safety measures.
Lecturer Assistant
Pharmacy School
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
- Member of scientific conferences association committee at Assiut University.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
- Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
- Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
- Used PowerPoint and Google Classroom technology to give presentations to student classrooms.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA05.2026
Masters of Analytical Chemistry -
Assiut University
Egypt05.2015
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science -
Assiut Un
Egypt06.2009
Skills
- Proficient writing and oral communication skills
- Interdisciplinary team player
- Adaptable to challenges
- Decision-making ability
- Accurate and efficient at high volume workload
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Immunization Administration
- Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Pharmacotherapy Knowledge
- Pharmacokinetics Analysis
- Patient Counseling
- Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
- Pharmaceutical care planning
- Drug utilization review
Certification
- Pharmacist license, Maryland board of pharmacy, 2020-present
- Pharmacy-based immunization delivery, (APhA), 2020-present
- BSL certificate, (AHA), 2020-present
Publications
- A novel Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Four Anti-TB Drugs in their Pure and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Quenching Effect on the Fluorescence of NBS-Phenothiazine Product., Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2013
- Simultaneous Densitometric Determination of First Line Anti-TB Drugs in Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Mixtures, Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, April 2015
- Ethambutol-Cobalt (II) Ions Complexation Spectral Characteristics and Applications for Quantitative Analysis, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2015
Timeline
Pharmacy Student
Frederick Health Hospital
03.2024 - 04.2024
Specialty Pharmacist/Long Term Care Pharmacist
Northern Special Psych Care Pharmacy
05.2021 - Current
Pharmacist
Walgreens
01.2021 - 01.2022
Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy (Leadership, Coaching and Management)
01.2020 - 01.2021
Pharmacy Intern
Northern Pharmacy (Retail, MTM and Compounding)
01.2016 - 01.2019
Lecturer Assistant
Pharmacy School
01.2014 - 01.2015
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Shenandoah University
Masters of Analytical Chemistry -
Assiut University
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science -
Assiut Un
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