Asmaa Salama

• Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
• Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects, and optimal methods of administration.
• Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications.
• Supervised dispensation of Schedule II and III drugs.
• Advised physicians on how to properly dose medications.

• Review (profile for allergies, contraindications, pharmacological duplications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions and adherence to drug restriction policies) and interprets as to the appropriateness of each prescription / medication order before dispensing to a certain correctness of strength, dose instructions and dosage form
• Contribute to the clinical forces of the department and participate in ward rounds, clinical handover and promote the role of the pharmacist as an integral part of the hospital multi-disciplinary clinical team
• Consult with the multidisciplinary team and educate patients / nursing staff about prescribed medication regimes (inpatient and discharge) with the aim of improving compliance
• Advise / questions / clarified any prescription abnormality with the prescribing physician
• Any unresolved problems are referred to chief pharmacist
• Requests received transfers and adjust medication stock and maintain computerized records per established guidelines to ensure drug availability
• Supervise the repackaging, labeling and documentations for in-Patient units
• Answer drug related inquiries received from physicians
• Dentist and nurses
• Assist in the training of pharmacist and new pharmacist staff as per the direction of the Pharmacy Manager
• IV admixing and compatibility (Neonates, Antibiotics, Parenteral Nutrition)
• Basic life Support provider March 2020 (According to the AHA basic life support, CPR and AED program)

• Receives prescriptions from patients and verifies required information is on the form - Developed many compounded medications such as topical analgesics, scar diminishing creams, and a variety of metabolic supplements - Creating a logical and efficient system to process prescriptions, compounding, product verification, and shipping arrangement.

• Receiving, reviewing and assembly of medication orders from hospital staff
• Mixing various pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions
• Maintain drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies, and verifying deliveries against purchase orders.

• Carry on lab scale experiments in the area of pharmaceutical development of new products, specifically for pre formulation and formulation studies - Collect, report and summarize data of experimental work and present them in professional way
• Support different activities in the Research and Development Department.

Faculty of Pharmacy