Brenda Meade

Reviews and assesses medication orders to identify and resolve drug problems, recommends formulary alternatives, and performs final checks for sterile products including TPN and chemotherapy. Supervises pharmacy support staff and provides drug information and education to clinicians and patients.

Review and verify medication orders, supervise sterile product preparation including chemotherapy and TPN, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure safe, effective medication therapy for trauma and neonatal patients.

Performs final verification of medication orders, supervises sterile and neonatal/trauma medication preparation, and recommends formulary alternatives to ensure safe, timely medication delivery.

Assess and verify medication orders including sterile products, chemotherapy, and TPNs; supervise pharmacy personnel to ensure safe, timely medication delivery in trauma and neonatal units.

Maintains professional image while interpreting and entering medication orders, ensuring timely and accurate dispensing and contacting providers for drug-interaction or reconciliation concerns. Mentors students/residents, enforces regulatory standards, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.

Provide inpatient pharmacy services including accurate medication order entry, IV checks, medication reconciliation, and timely dispensing while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to resolve medication-related issues.

Provided clinical pharmacy support in a critical care setting, participating in drug therapy monitoring, patient/family medication instruction, and new employee training. Promoted continuous quality improvement and collaborated with clinical teams to ensure safe medication use.

Provided clinical pharmacy support in a critical care setting, participated in drug therapy monitoring and new-employee training, and promoted continuous quality improvement.

Provided critical care pharmacy support including drug therapy monitoring, patient/family medication education, and new employee clinical training to improve medication outcomes.

Supervised pharmacy technicians, processed outpatient prescriptions, administered immunizations, and resolved insurance and patient issues to maintain efficient retail operations.

Supervised pharmacy technicians, processed outpatient prescriptions, resolved insurance and patient issues, and administered immunizations as a certified immunizer to support retail pharmacy operations.

Supervised pharmacy technicians, processed outpatient prescriptions, administered immunizations, and resolved insurance and patient issues to maintain service quality.

Monitored inpatient anticoagulation and antibiotic therapy, led antimicrobial stewardship efforts, and collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize medication regimens and documentation.

Provided outpatient and inpatient pharmacy care including anticoagulation management, IV sterile preparation per USP standards, patient and staff education, and data-backed PBM decisions.

Delivered outpatient and inpatient pharmacy services including patient education, formulary/cost-effective evaluations, lab review, and IV sterile preparation to support veteran care.

Provided inpatient and ambulatory care services, performed lab ordering and interpretation, and delivered pharmacotherapy management for inpatient and outpatient populations.

Served as inpatient pharmacist on cardiac, medicine, and surgical wards managing heparin drips, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, enoxaparin, warfarin, and DOACs while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Served 15 years as an inpatient clinical pharmacist on cardiac, medicine, and surgical wards managing heparin drips, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, and an anticoagulation clinic to optimize patient outcomes.

Worked inpatient on cardiac, medicine, and surgical wards managing heparin drips, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, enoxaparin, warfarin and DOACs, and later ran an anticoagulation clinic managing a panel of patients.