Pallak Agnihotri
Lloyd,NSW
Summary
A postgraduate in medical pharmacology with around 2.5 years’ work experience as lecturer in dental college and 2 years in medical college. Highly skilled at teaching courses, assigning papers, checking student work, conducting examinations and laboratory exercises both related to pharmacy and experimental pharmacology. In addition, also, managed the department of pharmacology by working as acting head of the department. Highly competent pharmacy technician in Australia with 4 years of experience in community and hospital pharmacies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (NSW Health)
11.2022 - Current
- Dispensing everyday e-scripts in the hospital pharmacy.
- Working with ipharmacy software.
- Keeping Imprest of different wards of the hospital up to date with all the required medications.
- Well understanding of generic medications and the nature of drugs.
- Time management under busy circumstances.
- Accepting written prescriptions or refill requests from patients and evaluating information for completeness and accuracy.
- Delivering quality customer service to patients, responding to inquiries, questions, or requests, and referring them to the pharmacist for medical information.
- Verifying the accuracy of patient information.
- Counting prescription medication, filling prescriptions, and typing and attaching medication labels.
Pharmacy Assistant Level 3 (Dose Aid Medication Packaging Administrator)
Blooms-The Chemist
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Managing paperwork of patients on Dose Aid Rolls (Medicine Sachets) which includes medication history files, account forms, scripts.
- Communication with Doctors and Doctors surgery in regard to conformation of strength, dose and directions of medications.
- Chasing up with hospital pharmacies on patients’ medication summary and scripts when needed. Managing my Pak solutions software, maintaining patients’ data of more than 300 patients, tablet balances, brand substitution of drugs, etc.
- Placing weekly orders of Dose aid Rolls of all the patients and chasing them with Dose aid customer service in case of delays or out of cycle orders.
- Maintaining medication history of all the patients (more than 300) on Dose aid rolls.
- Changing medications in Rolls as per doctor’s instructions when patients go on a higher or lower doses.
- Accurately dispensing, importing scripts and maintaining patient's tablet balances and accounts.
- Collect, organize and maintain patient information and profiles
- Input details into prescription/patient/pharmacy data management system
- Maintain confidentiality of patient data
Lecture, Department of Pharmacology
Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Patiala, INDIA
Patiala, INDIA
09.2016 - 02.2019
- Assisted in development of course curriculum.
- Managed and lead students’ groups.
- Involved students in laboratory activities.
- Prepared students for theory and practical examinations.
- Conducted annual theoretical and practical examinations.
- Preparation of students result.
- Presented lectures on general, gastrointestinal, blood, autacoids, local and general anaesthetics, antimicrobial and dental pharmacology.
- Delivered lectured on prescription writing, drug-drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions, medical and dental therapeutics.
- Participated in faculty development programs.
- Administered department whenever the head of department was on leave.
Post Graduate Intern, Department of Pharmacology
Maharishi Markendeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana, INDIA
Mullana, INDIA
10.2014 - 03.2016
- Delivered Seminars on pharmacokinetics, anti-arrhythmic drugs, novel drug delivery systems, anti-platelets
- Delivered lectures to nursing and physiotherapy students on anti-hypertensive drugs, pharmacodynamics, bronchial asthma, anti-platelets, sedative-hypnotics.
- Conducted practical classes of medical and dental students on pharmacy preparations.
- Demonstrated medical and dental students on experimental pharmacology by computed assisted learning software on bioassay.
- Carried out experiments on animal handling which included rabbit and rat handling.
- Performed experiments on effect of drugs on rabbits’ eye and rat seizures and kindling.
- Assisted faculty in department work.
- Contributed to educational publications and journals.
- Participated in faculty research projects.
- Completed thesis on clinical pharmacology topic “Drug Utilisation Patterns in Patients of Urinary Tract Infections in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of MMIMSR.”
- Participated in CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) adverse drug reaction monitoring project.
Medical Assistant
Chaman Hospital, Bahadurgarh, Patiala, INDIA
Bahadurgarh, Patiala, INDIA
06.2008 - 07.2013
- Served as key member of interdisciplinary healthcare for a busy family medical practice. Assisted physicians in ensuring optimal patient care and smooth daily functioning of hospital.
- Consistently praised for efficient handling of administrative duties (e.g., answering phones, scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, patient processing, billing and bookkeeping) that allowed doctors and nursing staff to focus on the health concerns of their patients.
- Demonstrated proficiency in taking patient medical histories and vital signs, as well as in performing venepunctures, injections and various diagnostic procedures.
- Ensured the cleanliness, sanitation and maintenance of all facilities, exam rooms and equipment.
- Helped implement practice’s quality assurance and control program. Efforts ensured patient care and satisfaction.
- Reacted calmly and effectively in emergency situations, and added the personal, caring touch that immediately put patients at ease.
Education
Bachelors of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery -
Guru Ravidas Ayurvedic University
01.2013
Masters of Medical Pharmacology - undefined
Maharishi Markendeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR)
01.2016
Skills
- Wide experience in teaching pharmacology courses
- Sound knowledge of general pharmacology basics and mechanism of action of all drugs
- Exceptional knowledge of experimental pharmacology
- Wide knowledge of carrying out pharmacy exercises
- Good understanding of educational compliance and regulatory standards
- Highly competent in delivering education face to face and online
- Proficient with instructional techniques
- Ability to teach students from diverse backgrounds
Certification
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) Sept 2024 to Dec 2024 TAFE NSW
- Certificate IV in Hospital or Health Services Pharmacy Support (HLT47121 ) Dec 2024 TAFE NSW
- Certificate III in Business Administration (Medical) 2020-2021 TAFE NSW
- Support the supply of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacist Only Medicines 06-08-2021 Pharmacy Guild of Australia
- Certificate in First Aid Training and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation November 2021 Allens Training Australia
Timeline
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (NSW Health)
11.2022 - Current
Pharmacy Assistant Level 3 (Dose Aid Medication Packaging Administrator)
Blooms-The Chemist
01.2020 - 09.2022
Lecture, Department of Pharmacology
Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Patiala, INDIA
09.2016 - 02.2019
Post Graduate Intern, Department of Pharmacology
Maharishi Markendeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana, INDIA
10.2014 - 03.2016
Medical Assistant
Chaman Hospital, Bahadurgarh, Patiala, INDIA
06.2008 - 07.2013
Masters of Medical Pharmacology - undefined
Maharishi Markendeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR)
Bachelors of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery -
Guru Ravidas Ayurvedic University
Training
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Mullana, Ambala, India. 21ST February 2015
- Contemporary Regulatory Scenario in Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance, Chandigarh, India. 11th July 2015.
Publications
- Goel, D., Walia, R., Sharma, P., Kaur, H., and Agnihotri, P. (2017). Impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and awareness of good clinical practice among health care providers. Perspectives in clinical research, 8(2), 90.
- Gupta, A., Bhatti, K., Walia, R., Agnihotri, P., and Kaushal, S. (2015). Implementation of Interactive Teaching Learning Methods in large Group in Endocrine Pharmacology. Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,2(4): 197-202.