Amina Abubakar

1 week ago | drugtopics.com | Brian Nowosielski |Amina Abubakar

Following a brief stint in the big-box, retail pharmacy industry, Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP, tapped into her entrepreneurial side to found Avant Pharmacy in 2009. She then expanded her business by starting Avant Institute of Clinical Pharmacy in 2017. While currently overseeing both business ventures, she is also working to further the pharmacy profession by advocating for innovative, patient-centric care models in pharmacies across the country.

1 week ago | drugtopics.com | Brian Nowosielski |Amina Abubakar

According to Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP, the next generation of pharmacists will have to be problem-solvers in the evolving world of pharmacy, an industry that is becoming more personalized and patient-centric. “I see a lot of pharmacists having collaborations with [things] like sports medicine,” Abubakar told Drug Topics. “[It’s] thinking outside the box, getting out there, and finding a collaborator that can utilize your unique skill set to do good for patients in [the] community.

1 week ago | drugtopics.com | Brian Nowosielski |Amina Abubakar

After getting her feet wet as owner of Avant Pharmacy in 2009, Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP, was determined to expand her scope as a pharmacist and founded the Avant Institute of Clinical Pharmacy in 2017. Created as a resource for pharmacy workers to gain deeper knowledge of clinical services, it is the perfect example of an independent pharmacist setting themselves a part within the profession and seeking further opportunities to provide collaborative care.

1 week ago | drugtopics.com | Brian Nowosielski |Amina Abubakar

From her time in pharmacy school in the early 2000s to being named Most Admired CEO by the Charlotte Business Journal, Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP, has demonstrated a wealth of experience as an independent pharmacy owner. Now serving as owner of Avant Pharmacy and President of Avant Institute, Abubakar explained that innovation was the catalyst for growing her business and separating herself as a renowned pharmacist among other providers. “A window of innovation was available.