Kauser Yousuf

Practice pharmacy, provide medication therapy, and implement patient education in disease state prevention and management

Staff Pharmacist - Premier Community Healthcare Group

(2025-01)

• Ensuring the quality and safe preparation of medications
• Dispensing medications and providing oversight for pharmacy technicians
• Providing drug information and counseling to patients and healthcare providers
• Screening medication orders for accuracy, contraindications, and drug interactions
• Ensuring compliance with state and federal pharmacy regulations, including 340B program
• Collaborating with providers on medication management
• Assisting with medication reconciliation, ensuring proper documentation in patient electronic medical records

Pharmacist Volunteer - Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine

(2024-10 - 2025-01)

• Performing drug utilization reviews
• Resolving drug interactions issues
• Collaboration with physicians and health care professionals
• Accurately measuring, preparing, and distributing proper medications
• Keeping track of inventory
• Verifying prescription assistance program medications

Pharmacist Volunteer - Brandon Outreach Clinic

(2021-02 - 2024-09)

• Performing drug utilization reviews
• Resolving drug interactions issues
• Collaboration with physicians and health care professionals
• Ordering medications
• Managing inventory
• Assisting patients with prescription assistance program
• Teaching students, medical residents
• Optimizing the most cost effective medication plan

Staff Pharmacist - CVS Pharmacy - Tampa, FL

(2010-05 - 2012-03)

• Counseled patient on prescription and non-prescription medications
• Performing drug utilization reviews
• Resolving drug interactions issues
• Collaboration with physicians and health care professionals
• Administered vaccines

Staff Pharmacist - CVS Pharmacy - Tampa, FL

(2007-08 - 2008-03)

• Processed prescriptions rapidly and efficiently in a community pharmacy averaging over 300 prescriptions daily
• Counseled patient on prescription and non-prescription medications
• Performing drug utilization reviews
• Administering vaccines and setting up vaccine sites
• Collaboration with physicians and health care professionals

Pharmacist - Rite Aid Pharmacy - Toledo, OH

(2006-08 - 2007-06)

• Processed prescriptions rapidly in a community pharmacy averaging 320 prescriptions daily
• Counseled patients on prescription and non-prescription medications
• Managing inventory, maintaining cycle counts
• Supervising technicians and pharmacy interns
• Assisting in scheduling and record keeping

Pharmacy Graduate Intern - Rite Aid Pharmacy - Toledo, OH

(2005-12 - 2006-08)

• Dispensed prescriptions to patients efficiently and accurately
• Received and interpreted oral and written prescriptions
• Efficiently problem-solved patient/insurance company issues

Pharmacy Clerkship Student - Walgreen's Pharmacy - Toledo, OH

(2006-03 - 2006-03)

• Organized and established health clinic including free screenings and counseling on chronic disease management and therapy
• Counseled patients on correct use of over-the-counter and prescription medications

Pharmacy Clerkship - St. Anne's Medical Center Pharmacy - Toledo, OH

(2006-02 - 2006-02)

• Chemotherapy dosing and preparation
• TPN calculations and preparations
• IV admixture preparation and compounding

Pharmacy Clerkship Student - Kroger Pharmacy - Toledo, OH

(2006-01 - 2006-01)

• Performed blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes screening
• Counseled patients regarding blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes management

Pharmacy Clerkship Student - Target Pharmacy - Toledo, OH

(2005-11 - 2005-11)

• Received and interpreted oral prescription
• Identified allergies and potential drug-drug and drug-disease interactions
• Communicated alternative dosage strategies to Prescribers

Pharmacy Clerkship Student, Infectious Disease - Toledo Hospital - Toledo, OH

(2005-10 - 2005-10)

• Reviewed patient profiles to monitor safety and efficacy of therapeutic plans
• Evaluated laboratory tests and pharmacokinetic data
• Attended daily rounds and collaborated with physician to formulate pharmaceutical care plan

Pharmacy Clerkship Student - W.W. Knight Family Practice Center - Toledo, OH

(2005-08 - 2005-09)

• Participated in teaching residents and medical students
• Researched and presented on Plaquenil toxicity
• Demonstrated aerosol use and coumadin management
• Diabetic education to patients including insulin administration and use

Pharmacy Clerkship Student, Ambulatory Medicine Coumadin Clinic - Ochsner Hospital - New Orleans, LA

(2005-05 - 2005-05)

• Monitor patients INR levels and provide appropriate adjustments to anticoagulation therapy
• Counseled patients on drug and food interactions with coumadin

Pharmacy Clerkship Student, Internal Medicine - Ochsner Hospital - New Orleans, LA

(2005-06 - 2005-06)

• Presentation on alcohol withdrawal management
• Participated in teaching didactics on inpatient service

Pharmacy Intern - Rite Aid Pharmacy - New Orleans, LA

(2004-10 - 2005-07)

• Dispensed prescriptions to patients efficiently and accurately
• Entered and interpreted prescriptions
• Counseled patients on correct use of prescription and nonprescription medications

Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy - Xavier University College of Pharmacy (2006-05)

Pre-Pharmacy undergraduate - Pharmacy - University of New Orleans (2000 - 2002)