Joanna Lopez
Revere
Summary
Experienced bilingual Staff Pharmacist with 4 years in community pharmacy, specializing in high-volume prescription verification, multi-dose adherence packaging, and clinical formulary evaluation. Expertise includes USP 797-compliant sterile compounding and management of automated dispensing systems. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring regulatory compliance while collaborating with healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Pharmacist
Margolis Pharmacy
2022.05 - Current
- Reviews, adjudicates, and verifies a daily average of 300-500 prescriptions for accuracy, dosage appropriateness, and clinical safety. About half of all processed prescriptions are dispensed in ParataPASS multidose adherence packaging.
- Conducts a daily average of 5 comprehensive medication reconciliations to ensure accurate continuity of care and to reduce potential medication discrepancies.
- Evaluates annual and quarterly insurance formulary changes and proposes appropriate recommendations to clinicians based on clinical guidelines and available patient medical information.
- Regularly reconciles inventory discrepancies and is responsible for conducting the perpetual inventory of Schedule II substances no more than every 10 days per MA Board of Pharmacy regulations.
- Responsible for generating pharmacy purchasing orders every evening and carefully compares the costs of drugs across wholesalers to save hundreds of dollars per evening
Inpatient Pharmacy Intern
Cambridge Health Alliance - Cambridge Hospital
2020.01 - 2022.06
- Prepared an average of 10-30 sterile IV admixtures per shift in compliance with USP 797 standards, donned appropriate personal protective equipment, and documented all compounding activities.
- Managed controlled substances following hospital policies and state/federal regulations to ensure compliance and safety.
- Delivered medications to hospital units and refilled Pyxis automated dispensing machines to maintain medication availability.
- Executed routine inventory tasks, including outdating medications, documenting low stock, and maintaining code cart inventory for operational readiness.
Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
2017.01 - 2021.09
- Assisted with vaccination clinics and immunized hundreds of long-term care residents with the novel Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccine starting in January 2021 under the supervision of Eric Pottey.
- Assisted pharmacists with medication preparation, insurance claims, and prior authorization follow-up.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (Accelerated) - Master of Public Health (incomplete)
MCPHS University - Worcester
2022-05
Skills
Clinical Interventions and Expertise
Medication Reconciliation
Drug Utilization Review
Immunization Administration
Sterile Compounding
PioneerRx Software and EPIC
ParataPASS and Dispill Adherence Packaging
Patient Counseling (English and Spanish)
Interprofessional Collaboration
Community Service and Engagement
Certification
Pharmacy Spanish Language Specialist
PharmCon, 2025
• Demonstrates competency in pronunciation, grammar, conversational basics, and pharmacy vocabulary in Spanish.
Community First Responder Program
University of Rhode Island, 2021
• Trained to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose with the administration of intranasal naloxone.
Pharmacy‐Based Immunization Delivery
American Pharmacists Association, 2020
• Demonstrates competency in the knowledge and skills associated with vaccine administration.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Limited Working
Italian
Limited Working
Timeline
Staff Pharmacist
Margolis Pharmacy
2022.05 - Current
Inpatient Pharmacy Intern
Cambridge Health Alliance - Cambridge Hospital
2020.01 - 2022.06
Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
2017.01 - 2021.09
Doctor of Pharmacy (Accelerated) - Master of Public Health (incomplete)
MCPHS University - Worcester