andrew gaspari

* Responsibilities: * Compounded various formulations of creams and capsules following USP 795 standards * Counseled patients on medications * Maintained inventory * Transferred prescriptions to and from pharmacy via telephone * Transcribed prescriptions from physicians via telephone * Accomplishment: * Maintained a steady work pace by compounding over 100 non-sterile compounds per week * Program Used: * Pioneer Rx Operating System

* Responsibilities: * Operated Argus to obtain claim and drug information * Updated drug information reviews for company employees * Researched and presented on Biosimilars and the challenges associated with them * Analyzed RxFrontline for data to share with company employees * Accomplishments: * Reviewed and updated various drug information projects that were highly appreciated by company employees * Helped employees better understand Biosimilars and their benefits/challenges * Programs Used: * Argus Operating System * Microsoft Outlook * Microsoft Lync * RxFrontline

* Responsibilities: * Shadowed and assisted the STARS pharmacist team * Analyzed and organized patient and physician data on high risk medications, patient adherence, HEDIS, LIS, and proper DMARD use * Attended and contributed to meetings with various different teams * Met and discussed with physicians on how to provide better care to their patients * Researched and presented on diabetes management to better inform Cigna HealthSpring's P4Q team * Accomplishment: * Analyzed and organized documents to be presented to over 100 physicians * Programs Used: * Microsoft Outlook * Microsoft Lync * Microsoft Access

* Responsibilities: * Collaborated and rounded with a team of doctors and medical students * Recommended and documented interventions made to medical team * Reviewed and critiqued patients' medical charts * Analyzed and reported on NEJM article: NRT VS Cytisine for Smoking Cessation * Researched and presented on Edoxaban Phase 3 clinical trials and Drug Class: Factor Xa Inhibitors * Counseled patients on various medications to treat multiple different disease states (Ex. asthma, diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulation, infection, COPD, etc.) * Accomplishments: * Reviewed and critiqued over 100 patients' medical charts * Recommended and documented over 50 interventions made to medical team * Program Used: * Allscripts Sunrise Clinical Manager

* Responsibilities: * Processed Data * Counseled patients on medications * Transferred prescriptions to and from pharmacy via telephone * Provided exceptional customer service * Logged and tracked controlled medications * Transcribed prescriptions from physicians via telephone * Accomplishment: * Counseled over 50 patients on proper medication use and administration * Program Used: * Mckesson PharmacyRx Suite

* Responsibilities: * Counseled patients before discharge on new and existing medications * Reviewed patients' medical charts for medication errors and improvements in therapy * Carried out cost based analysis of Total Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery * Assisted technicians in cart filling, unit dosing, and IV calculations * Designed and presented a display for Pharmacy Week 2014 * Accomplishment: * Made a significant impact on patients' understanding of their medications by counseling over 50 patients that were due to be discharged * Program Used: * Allscripts Sunrise Clinical Manager

* Responsibilities: * Provided medication management to patients with DM, HTN, Anticoagulation needs, and other disease states * Changed patient's medication doses based point of care assessments * Received medication reconciliation from patient's pharmacy * Reviewed patient's charts for possible medication interventions * Followed up with non-compliant patients to make sure they were receiving proper care and medication therapy * Authorized refills to patient's pharmacy via telephone * Accomplishments: * Created and presented a PowerPoint Presentation on use of Hydrochlorothiazide VS Chlorthalidone * Created and presented a Journal Article Write-Up on a Phase 3 Clinical Trial using Insulin Degludec/Insulin Aspart * Program Used: * Epic EHR system

* Responsibilities: * Processed data * Counseled patients on medications * Performed cash register duties * Transferred prescriptions to and from pharmacy via telephone * Transcribed prescriptions from physicians via telephone * Provided exceptional customer service * Assisted in providing MTM to patients in order to achieve the best possible clinical care * Accomplishment: * Kept a steady work flow at a very high volume store that dispensed over 2000 prescriptions per week * Program Used: * NexGen Pharmacy Operating System

Process Medicare Part D Coverage Requests/Claims

Clinical Research Track Activities and Societies: ApHA: Operation Immunizations Chair -Displayed and presented vital vaccine and immunization information at various pharmacies, community centers, churches, etc. Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity