1. ANDRE JADALLAH ABOU-FARAH
1116 Salem St., North Andover, MA 01845
Tel # 978-682-2847
andre.farah@comcast.net
EDUCATION
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, MS
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, June 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH (February 2016, current)
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist
- Centralized pharmacy
Lahey Health & Medical Center, Burlington, MA (July 2012, Sept 2015)
Informatics Pharmacist
- Responsible for the build of new drugs and changes in the pharmacy system (WORx)
- Responsible for the content of automated devices throughout the hospital (Pyxis)
- Responsible for the mapping and building of drugs in the nursing system (Carefusion)
- Part of a team for the roll-out of BarCode 360
- Part of a team for the optimization of the various automated devices for the hospital
- Responsible for the roll-out of CCE (CareFusion Coordination Engine)
Saint Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH (May 2009, April 2012)
Clinical Pharmacy Informatics Coordinator (June 2010, April 2012)
- Lead pharmacist for the building and roll-out of CPOE (March 2012)
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist (2nd
Shift)
-Decentralized pharmacy
-Participate in DVT protocol throughout the hospital
-Resource for physicians and nurses and nurse student
-Supervision of pharmacy technician
Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, NH (September 2010, current)
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist (every other week-end and PRN)
- Centralized pharmacy
Franciscan Hospital for Children, Brighton, MA (April 2008 – April 2009)
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist (1 yr contract)
-Worked closely with nursing staff for all their pharmacotherapeutic needs.
-Organized and updated charge master to include all stocked medication. This updated charge
master will be used to build drug dictionary in Meditech (2009).
-Compounding of pediatrics medication
- Prepared IV medications including antibiotics

2. -Narcotics dispensing and inventory management
- Data entry and verification of medication orders
- Medication cart fill and unit dose dispensing
- Provide drug information to physicians and nurses
Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA (Feb 2008 – April 2008)
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist (Short-term contract)
- Check accuracy of IV medications preparing including antibiotics, pain medication, and
chemo
- Data entry and verification of medication orders
- Provide drug information to physicians and nurses
Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, MA (November 2000 – January 2008)
Evening Shift Pharmacist / Day Shift Pharmacist (Contract Employee)
-Worked the Inpatient Pharmacy: Evening Shift (7pm-11pm, 5 days/week) and Day Shift
concurrently, on and off.
-Prepared IV medications including antibiotics, pain medication, TPN’s, and chemo
-Narcotics dispensing and inventory management
- Renal dosing and kinetics monitoring
- Data entry and verification of medication orders
- Experience using Pyxis delivery system and McKesson’s HMM
- Medication cart fill and unit dose dispensing
- Provide drug information to physicians and nurses
Winchester Hospital, Winchester, MA (May 2000 – May 2003)
Employee Pharmacy and Inpatient Staff Pharmacist (Full-time Employee)
-Staff Pharmacist in the Outpatient Pharmacy 4 days/week and in the Inpatient Pharmacy on
the weekends.
- Prepared IV medications including antibiotics and pain medication
- Narcotics dispensing and inventory management
- Data entry and verification of medication orders
- Renal dosing, kinetics, monitoring
-Experience using Meditech and Pyxis systems
-Verified and filled prescriptions in the Employee Pharmacy
- Provide drug information to physicians and nurses
LANGUAGES
French, Arabic, and English
LICENSES
Active MA and NH Licenses