Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
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Chineze Okafor

Chineze Okafor

Pharmacist
Lagos,Nigeria

Summary

An enthusiastic Pharmacist eager to contribute to the growth of the organization through team work, outstanding customer service and excellent communication and interpersonal skills with expertise in pharmaceutical care, prescription vetting, medication dispensing, patient counseling and inventory management.

A well-organized, focused and diligent pharmacist offering great analytical skills. Knowledgeable about point-of-care tests and interpreting laboratory results.

Seasoned pharmacy professional ready for a new opportunity to apply exceptional pharmaceutical skills

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Locum Pharmacist

D2 Pharmacy & Sundries
Satellite town, Lagos
11.2020 - 02.2021
  • Preparing medications by interpreting and vetting physicians' prescriptions; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities
  • Dispensing medications by preparing, packaging, labeling and handing over medications to patients on the basis of a prescription
  • Counseling clients and patients on the rational use of their medications
  • Selling of over-the-counter medicines
  • Advising patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatments
  • First aid treatment of minor injuries
  • Offering of Point-of-care testing such as rapid malaria tests, fasting/random blood sugar, HIV/Hepatitis test and blood pressure monitoring
  • Monitoring of inventory and placing request for low-stock or out-of-stock products
  • Managing the Pharmacy's social media page

Intern Pharmacist (Industrial Training)

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital
Yaba, Lagos
11.2019 - 01.2020
  • Updating patients medication records
  • Vetting prescriptions under the supervision of a hospital pharmacist
  • Costing, labeling and dispensing of medications based on physician's prescription under the supervision of a hospital pharmacist
  • Requisition of low-stock or out-of-stock medications from the store
  • Monitoring of inventory and computing of daily, weekly and monthly sales
  • Counseling and advising patients on the rational use of their medications

Intern Pharmacist (Industrial Training)

Medlounge Pharmacy
Yaba, Lagos
10.2018 - 01.2019
  • Vetting of prescriptions under the supervision of the superintendent pharmacist
  • Dispensing of prescription-only medicines and over-the-counter medicines under the supervision of the superintendent pharmacist
  • Monitoring of inventory and making request for low-stock or out-of-stock pharmaceuticals
  • Performing point-of-care tests such as blood pressure monitoring
  • Patient counseling under the supervision of the superintendent pharmacist
  • Computing of daily sales

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) - Pharmacy

College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Idi-Araba, Lagos
01.2016 - 10.2021

Secondary School Leaving Certificate (WASSCE) -

Federal Government College Ijanikin, Lagos
Ijanikin, Lagos
09.2012 - 06.2015

First School Leaving Certificate -

Penny Primary School
Orile, Lagos
09.2003 - 07.2008

Skills

    Prescription vetting

Medication dispensing

Patient Counseling

Communication and Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Computer literacy skills

Customer service

Team work

Accuracy and attention to details

Inventory management

Accomplishments

  • Volunteered to screen adults and children in Mushin community, Lagos for Hepatitis B; and also to create awareness, educate them on the causes, risk factors and prevention of Hepatitis B virus in a health outreach organized by PANS, UNILAG
  • A UNILAG Representative of the PANS NATIONAL Public health team (2020). Volunteered alongside 4 representatives in the organizing of a virtual blindness and vision impairment public health awareness program to celebrate World Sight Day 2020
  • A member of the PANS health committee (2019); contributed to the successful planning and excecution of PANS health week to commemorate the World Pharmacists' Day 2019
  • Co-founder of Project Rainbow, an initiative to teach teenagers leadership skills and to also discourage harmful health habits and social vices among that age group

Timeline

Locum Pharmacist

D2 Pharmacy & Sundries
11.2020 - 02.2021

Intern Pharmacist (Industrial Training)

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital
11.2019 - 01.2020

Intern Pharmacist (Industrial Training)

Medlounge Pharmacy
10.2018 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) - Pharmacy

College of Medicine, University of Lagos
01.2016 - 10.2021

Secondary School Leaving Certificate (WASSCE) -

Federal Government College Ijanikin, Lagos
09.2012 - 06.2015

First School Leaving Certificate -

Penny Primary School
09.2003 - 07.2008
Chineze OkaforPharmacist