Sayed Mohamad Azad

Administrative Accountability:

• Operate according to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of Pharmacy Departments of Secondary Care Health Institution, Specialized Polyclinic, Renal Medicine Unit and all Allied Health Centers under its jurisdiction as per 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 equipment's 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 services through Lean Management.
• Managed Staff effectively by leading training program and performance appraisals.

Pharmacy Operations:

• Supervised pharmacists and assistant pharmacist in adhering to their job duties and responsibilities according to 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 governing health institutions pharmacy and pharmacies of private establishments to ensure safe practices assigned by MOH policies and procedures.
• Conducted perpetual audits ensuring quality standards as per 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 drug Control department guidelines set by MOH.
• Implemented (NEHR) National Electronic Health Records system in tracking patients medication minimizing Adverse Drug Reactions raising through Poly pharmacy .
• Reported Adverse Drug Reactions to ADR monitoring committee (UPSALA) through ViGiflow adverse drug reaction reporting electronic system. Used Naranjo analysis for assessing causality of ADR.
• Prioritized patients needs and safety by ensuring safe medications for patients by following 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.

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 equipment's, laboratory reagents and disposable according to 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 organization chart forming loop of Inbound logistics and outbound logistics to operation through consolidation, coordination and cooperation, thereby reducing 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 supply chain of Medical Gases for various health institutions through logistical coordination.