Abdallah Alameh
Registered Pharmacist
Pharmacy
Algorithm Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Lebanon
Lebanon
Biography
Medical Representative at Algorithm Pharmaceuticals January 2016 - Present Pharmacist - Full time July 2015 - January 2016 (7 months) Handiling all aspects of a community pharmacy operations 1- providing advice about health issues, symptoms and medications in response to customer enquiries 2- recruiting, training and managing staff 3- processing prescriptions and dispensing medication 4-ordering, selling and controlling medicines and other stock 5-meeting medical representatives 6-preparing publicity materials and displays 7- marketing services 8- customer interactions 9- stock and medication managment 10- knowlege of generic drugs and brand names avaliable on the market 11- screening for drug-drug interactions, side effects , contraindications 12- screening for inapporiate dosing , and duplicate medications 13- filling insurance papers Clinical Pharmacist Intern February 2015 - May 2015 (4 months) 1- I was involved in the Medical teamwork 2- Providing direct patient care. Doing rounds with the patient care teams and provide pharmaceutical care recommendations in accordance with current evidence based medicine and practice guidelines 3- Gained experience on the appropriate medication use in different rotations and counselled patients and caregivers on the appropriate medication therapy tailored for every patient case . Page 2 4- Performed daily rounds and review of patient profiles for drug interactions, medication non-compliance , inappropriate drug therapy and contraindications 5- Provided appropriate medical reconciliation 6- Attended corresponding pharmacy conferences Rotations covered : - Emergency Room (ER) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - Pediatrics - Internal Medicine (IM) Hospital Pharmacist Trainee at Clemenceau Medical Center - affiliated with Johns Hopkins October 2014 - November 2014 (2 months) 1- Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, reviews and interprets prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients using computerized patient profiles to ensure the appropriateness of dosage and to determine the significance of potential drug-drug interaction. 2 - Contact and confers with physicians concerning the appropriate drug, dose, dosing interval, drug allergy and drug-drug interaction. 3 - Prepares and dispenses appropriate amount of inpatients and outpatient medication under supervision of a pharmacist. 4 - Fill automated dispensing machines and delivers patient medications accurately. 5 - Conducts I.V. rounds and under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, prepares I.V. additives using aseptic techniques in the laminar air flow hood. 6 - Prepares the admixtures chemotherapy using aseptic and safe technique in type II safety hood under direct pharmacist supervision. Drug Information Center at University Medical Center - Rizk Hospital (UMC-RH) September 2014 - October 2014 (2 months) 1. Evaluate, maintain, set-up, and find solutions to the information questions needs of the pharmacy department, physicians and nurses 2. Recieving calls and information questions from health care providers at the hospital. Page 3 3. Maintain records and prepared clear reports for all the questions conducted. 4. Manage emergency or crisis situations; requires judgment/action 5. Develop Newsletter on drug information 6.Conduct PubMed search and using MeSH terms and finding appropriate related Clinical trials 7. Evaluating Randomized controlled trials, observational trials, meta analysis and systemic reviews. Evaluating the trials interms of the charcteristics of the clinical trial , study design, statistical data , and the results 8. Worked on Public Health Awarness Project - Brown Bag event. Education Lebanese American University Bachelor of Science (BS), Pharmacy, 2008 - 2015 Activities and Societies: Elected for the Pharmacy School Subcommittee at LAU for the academic year 2012/2013 Lebanese American University Minor International Economics
Research Interest
International Economics