Sayed Mohamad Azad

Administrative Accountability:

• Operate according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of Pharmacy Departments of Secondary Care Health Institution, a Specialized Polyclinic,Renal Medicine Unit and all Allied Health Centers under its jurisdiction as per the MOH policies and procedures.
• Established and promoted continuous efficient and safe pharmaceutical care services for patients through Pharmacy Quality Management Services.
• Held master control over supply chain of Pharmaceutical products and Medical equipments through coordination and consolidation.
• Developed and optimized organizational systems to boost efficiency and keep operations scalable and agile for changing demand.
• Streamlined pharmaceutical supply chain operations effectively to decrease cost across the services through Lean Management.
• Managed Staff effectively by leading training programme and performance appraisals.

Pharmacy Operations:

• Supervised pharmacists and assistant pharmacis t in adhering to their job duties and responsibilities according to the MOH policies and procedures.
• Conducted various periodic meetings such as Drug & Therapeutic Committee, promoting more efficient and rational use of medicines through effective planning of drug policies. Applied therapeutic category analysis (ABC) and Vital essential and non-essential analysis(VEN).
• Conducted routine and surprise field visits (inspections) of all the governing health institutions pharmacy and pharmacies of private establishments to ensure safe practices assigned by the MOH policies and procedures.
• Conducted perpetual audits ensuring the quality standards as per the MOH guidelines.
• Implemented the Track & Trace electronic system for patient safety in patients dispensed medication such as narcotic and psychotropic substances (NDPS) to reduce drug dependence,.
• Implemented Track and Trace electronic system for Batch Re-call of related pharmaceutical products due to drug quality problems as per the drug Control department guidelines set by MOH.
• Implemented the (NEHR) National Electronic Health Records system in tracking the patients medication minimizing Adverse Drug Reactions raising through Polypharmacy .
• Reported Adverse Drug Reactions to the ADR monitoring committee (UPSALA) through ViGiflow adverse drug reaction reporting electronic system. Used Naranjo analysis for assessing the causality of an ADR.
• Prioritized patients needs and safety by ensuring safe medications for patients by following the DGMS policies and procedures. Reporting through(Medication reconciliation,Medication error reporting,Pharmacist Intervention, Adverse Drug Reactions,Drug Quality reporting etc).
• Ensuring Product quality through adherence to quality assurance for Drug Procurement.
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Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Supply Chain Operations:

• Managed daily operations of supply chain orchestrating forward -thinking strategies to accomplish efficient value added services..
• Managed total inventory control of pharmaceutical products such as drugs,surgical,dental materials,medical gas,biomedical equipments,laboratory reagents and disposable according to the policies and procedures of MOH.
• Liaised with departments of health services for effective management of stock control by implementing lean approaches achieving minimized floor stock and expiries.
• Engaged in ensuring Pharmaceutical Good Storage and Critical Time-Sensitive Cold Chain Shipments best practices
• Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost control and maximize service operational performance.
• Linked logistics to the organization chart forming a loop of Inbound logistics and outbound logistics to operation through consolidation,coordination and cooperation, thereby reducing the expenditure to 15-20 %.
• Effectively utilized the Track & Trace electronic system to follow the product inflowing and monitor till it reaches the consumer.
• Minimized lead time during procurement of specialized non-approved drugs through strategic planning of annual requirement.
• Procured Biomedical equipment and managed inventory through asset management system and assured supplier quality to maintain tight cost control and maximize service operational performance.
• Formulated process of (PPM) to improve assistance to support group,resulting in reduction to downtime and financial loss.
• Managed the supply chain of Medical Gases for various health institutions through logistical coordination.

• Negotiated contracts with suppliers and customers.
• Coordinated and scheduled physical inventories and various retail pharmacies to adjust inventory levels as appropriate.
• Achieved on-time customer delivery rate while also reducing inventory levels.
• Reduced overhead costs by implementing process improvement measures.
• Assisted the management internal audits of inventory management

• Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
• Recommended OTC medications and devices to help mitigate individual symptoms.
• Communicated regularly with physicians,nurses,insurance companies and managed care.
• Worked closely with pharmacy care representatives in providing excellent patient care.
• Managed pharmaceutical supply procurement and management processes.