Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVPCEO of Avant Pharmacy & Wellness CenterPresident of Avant Institute

Amina Abubakar graduated from the Philadelphia College of PharmacyUniversity of the Sciences in 2005. She is the owner and manager ofAvant Pharmacy & Wellness Center formerly known as Rx Clinic Pharmacy inCharlotte, NC, and the founder of the Avant Institute.

She is an internationally recognized award-winning clinical pharmacist, CertifiedHIV Specialty Pharmacist, a preceptor to UNC Chapel Hill residents and studentsfrom several schools of pharmacy. Recently, Amina was bestowed the honor bythe National Community Pharmacists Association as 2020’s IndependentPharmacist of the Year and also received the 2020 Bowl of Hygeia from the NorthCarolina Association of Pharmacists for outstanding service to the community.She has fostered an environment that showcases the impact of communitypharmacists on patient care by collaborating with medical providers andexpanding pharmacist-led clinical services in her community. Her desire to helpothers advance the pharmacy profession inspired her to found the Avant Instituteto offer training to pharmacies across the country on the practical application ofclinical pharmacy services through developing sustainable physiciancollaborations.

Pharmacogenomics in a community pharmacy: ACT nowPharmacists practicing in community pharmacy are accustomed to optimizing drug therapy through various medication therapy management programs. They use patient-specific information obtained from the patient and their prescribers to cater patient-specific drug regimens. Pharmacogenomics is rapidly evolving, and this field can help optimize medication therapy using an individual's genetic code to identify opportunities for increased or decreased adverse effects or changes in efficacy. Pharmacogenomic testing technology has made conducting pharmacogenomic testing in community pharmacies possible. Pharmacists must arm themselves with the knowledge and skills specific to pharmacogenomics in order to fully integrate this expanding area into patient care and turn this into a great opportunity.

[Advocacy] Currently, she shares her passion for pharmacy advancements withpharmacists, patients and policy makers all over the country throughPharmacogenomics. She was invited to the White House Office of Science andTechnology Policy and to the FDA to discuss the role of pharmacists inpharmacogenomics.

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