Festus Akoso, PharmD RPH

Clinical Staff Pharmacist at UMASS MEMORIAL / MARLBORO HOSPITAL
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Pharmacist
    Texas State Board of Pharmacy
    Nov, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Pharmacist
    State of North Carolina
    Oct, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Pharmacist
    State of Massachusetts
    Aug, 2020
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Clinical Staff Pharmacist
      • Sep 2020 - Present

    • Pharmacy Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Sep 2020

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Pharmacy Student
      • Aug 2016 - May 2020

      Graduated from Western New England University College of Pharmacy. Graduated from Western New England University College of Pharmacy.

    • APPE Rotation 5 (Institutional Rotation)
      • Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

      Perform medication reconciliation review. Enter physicians orders into the system. Shadow other pharmacists during their day to day activity. Counsel patients about their medication when necessary under the supervision of the preceptor. Answer drug information question when necessary. Call physician, NPs and PA to obtain pertinent information necessary to complete medication reconciliation. Perform medication reconciliation review. Enter physicians orders into the system. Shadow other pharmacists during their day to day activity. Counsel patients about their medication when necessary under the supervision of the preceptor. Answer drug information question when necessary. Call physician, NPs and PA to obtain pertinent information necessary to complete medication reconciliation.

    • United States
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • APPE Rotation 4( Community)
      • Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

      Answer drug information questions. Verify medications and medications orders. Call doctors with questions concerning patient’s therapy. Enter new scripts into the system. Administer influenza vaccines to patients. Attend meetings when necessary. Go to flu clinics and administer vaccines. Offer counseling to patients concerning their medications. Did presentations on influenza vaccines and smoking cessation. Design posters to help patient quit smoking. Answer drug information questions. Verify medications and medications orders. Call doctors with questions concerning patient’s therapy. Enter new scripts into the system. Administer influenza vaccines to patients. Attend meetings when necessary. Go to flu clinics and administer vaccines. Offer counseling to patients concerning their medications. Did presentations on influenza vaccines and smoking cessation. Design posters to help patient quit smoking.

    • United States
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • APPE Rotation 3 (Ambulatory care)
      • Aug 2019 - Sep 2019

      Answer drug information question. Writes letters of medical necessities. Performa journal club presentation on research published articles. Attend company meetings. Shadow other pharmacist in other departments. Call patients and perform drug counseling. Follow-up patient for adverse drug events. Reports adverse drug event to the company and doctor. Communicate with doctors to report adverse drug events and therapy follow-up. Wrote case vignette for a patient. Answer patient’s questions. Participate in disease state review.

    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • APPE Rotation 2 (Managed Care)
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

      Review pharmacy claims. Answer drug information research questions. Write up criteria for drug prior authorization. Perform presentation on new drugs that needed to be added to formulary list. Edit criterias for prior authorization. Attended meetings with formulary team, pharmacist, and sales representatives Review pharmacy claims. Answer drug information research questions. Write up criteria for drug prior authorization. Perform presentation on new drugs that needed to be added to formulary list. Edit criterias for prior authorization. Attended meetings with formulary team, pharmacist, and sales representatives

    • United States
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • APPE Rotation 1 (Sterile Compounding)
      • May 2019 - Jun 2019

      Write up deviations for compounded medications. Answer drug information research questions. Contact manufacturer to obtain drug information when necessary. Perform presentation to sales team and pharmacy staff. Shadowed pharmacist perform drug batch record review and calculations. Attend conference meetings and company meetings. Trained on clean room gowning. Write up deviations for compounded medications. Answer drug information research questions. Contact manufacturer to obtain drug information when necessary. Perform presentation to sales team and pharmacy staff. Shadowed pharmacist perform drug batch record review and calculations. Attend conference meetings and company meetings. Trained on clean room gowning.

Education

  • Western New England University
    Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD, Pharmacy
    2016 - 2020
  • HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
    Associate's degree, Biology
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