SOLOMON OKOJIE
Lagos
Summary
Results-driven Pharmacist and Branch Manager with 11 years of experience in community and hospital settings. Expertise in pharmaceutical care, medication safety, patient education, and team leadership. Enhanced patient experience and pharmacy performance through effective follow-up, staff development, and optimized medication availability.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Branch Manager
FOUNTAIN MEDS PHARMACY
06.2023 - Current
- Played a significant role in helping the branch achieve sales targets approximately 20 times within three years through team coordination, smart requisition, improved medication availability, and proactive customer service.
- Lead daily clinical, operational, commercial, and team activities while maintaining high standards of pharmaceutical care, medication safety, and customer service.
- Collaborate with the team to improve fulfillment of special medication requests to approximately 70%, including faster sourcing of medicines from other branches.
- Introduced and influenced the adoption of the culture of patient follow-up, enhancing continuity of care and positively impacting the pharmacy's community perception.
- Mentored and trained five pharmacist interns, strengthening pharmaceutical-care, communication, clinical-judgment, and patient-service capabilities within the organization.
- Provide prescription review, patient counseling, medication education, adherence support, minor ailment management, and identification of medication-related problems.
- Awarded Best Pharmacist in Branch, Fountain Meds Pharmacy — December 2025.
Community Pharmacist
SPRINGCARE PHARMACY
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Enhanced records of positive therapeutic outcomes through comprehensive medication counseling, adherence support, and timely follow-up.
- Reviewed prescriptions for dosage concerns, interactions, contraindications, and duplication while delivering personalized pharmaceutical care.
- Established reputation for individualized patient education by delivering tailored counseling and support.
Community Pharmacist
XPLORE PHARMACY, SANGOTEDO
06.2018 - 08.2022
- Helped introduce, implement, and document structured patient follow-up calls, strengthening continuity of pharmaceutical care beyond dispensing.
- Played an active role in public health campaigns(HIV Awareness and Prostate care) and community education initiatives to improve health awareness and strengthen the pharmacy's community presence.
- Trained pharmacy assistants periodically in conflict management, customer service, emotional regulation, emotional intelligence, communication, and professional conduct.
- Provided prescription review, medication counseling, OTC recommendations, adherence support, medicine sourcing, stock monitoring, and appropriate pharmaceutical storage.
Pharmacist
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, AVIARA
06.2017 - 04.2018
- Counseled patients on medication use and adherence, addressing adverse effects and precautions, while collaborating with healthcare professionals for necessary interventions.
- Delivered pharmaceutical care to ensure safe, rational, and effective medication use; reviewed prescriptions for drug selection, dosage, interactions, contraindications, and therapeutic duplication to minimize risks.
- Award of Service — Pharmacy Department, Government Hospital, Aviara, for diligence and professional contributions.
Pharmacist Intern
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, BENIN CITY
02.2016 - 01.2017
- Delivered inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care, including prescription review, medication counseling, patient education, and drug information, while ensuring accurate documentation and effective management of medicine inventory and storage.
- Developed extemporaneous pharmaceutical formulations and instructed undergraduate pharmacy students on practical preparation techniques and accurate documentation.
- Analyzed medication samples supplied to the teaching hospital, documenting findings to assess safety and suitability.
- Received an Award of Excellence — Best Clinical Presentation among Pharmacist Interns, University of Benin Teaching Hospital(January 2017).
Education
B.Pharm, PharmD -
University of Benin
Benin City, Nigeria01-2015
Skills
- Pharmaceutical Care
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Medication Safety
- Prescription Review
- Patient Follow-Up
- Patient education
- Outcome monitoring
- Drug Information
- Pharmacy Operations
- Inventory Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Strategic Planning
- Training and mentorship
- Community Outreach
- Customer Experience
Personal Information
Title: B.Pharm, PharmD | Pharmacist | Pharmaceutical Care | Medication Safety | Community Pharmacy Leadership
Accomplishments
- Contributed to approximately 20 branch sales-target achievements within three years at Fountain Meds Pharmacy.
- Helped improve fulfillment of special medication requests to approximately 70%.
- Mentored and trained five pharmacist interns in pharmaceutical care, communication, and patient service.
- Introduced and promoted structured patient follow-up practices to strengthen continuity of care.
- Received awards for clinical presentation, diligence, and service, and branch-level pharmacist performance.
Affiliations
- Pharmacists Council of Nigeria — Registered Pharmacist | Licence Status: Current
- Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria — Member
LEADERSHIP & POSITIONS HELD
- Chief Corper Pharmacist, NYSC Delta State Batch A, Stream 1, 2017 | May 2017 – June 2017
- Lead Pharmacist, Medical Screening Committee, NYSC Delta State Batch A, Stream 1, 2017
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Actively participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes organised by PharmAlliance.
- Vaccination and immunisation training.
- Training in ethical and effective sales of pharmaceutical products, product knowledge, and customer-needs assessment.
- Customer service training covering patient experience, communication, relationship management, complaint handling, and service excellence.
Timeline
Branch Manager
FOUNTAIN MEDS PHARMACY
06.2023 - Current
Community Pharmacist
SPRINGCARE PHARMACY
08.2022 - 05.2023
Community Pharmacist
XPLORE PHARMACY, SANGOTEDO
06.2018 - 08.2022
Pharmacist
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, AVIARA
06.2017 - 04.2018
Pharmacist Intern
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, BENIN CITY
02.2016 - 01.2017
B.Pharm, PharmD -
University of Benin