Stay current on PCCA news and events, market trends, and all things compounding!https://pccarx.com/Bloghttps://pccarx.com/Blog/profile-in-personalized-medicine-omar-eliwa?PostId=244Profiles/RecognitionWed, 11 May 2022 12:13:44 GMT<p>This Profile in Personalized Medicine highlights Omar Eliwa, RPh, of Welltopia Pharmacy in Thiensville, Wisconsin. They have been PCCA Members since 2017</p> <h3><strong><br /> When was the last time a patient thanked you? </strong></h3> <p>Today! We marketed a special service within minutes from the time it was approved – COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11. The customer was happy we’re always providing the services needed by the community before anyone else.</p> <h3><strong>How did you get into pharmacy compounding?</strong></h3> <p>My previous partner was a PCCA member, and I took the C3 training course (now CORE Compounding Training) that took my “Alice” imagination to the wonderland of compounding!</p> <h3><strong>What’s the favorite thing about your job?</strong></h3> <p>Feeling like a magician holding a wand I can utilize to create a different rabbit when I receive a new formula request from a prescriber. It’s fun, challenging and super rewarding.</p> <p><strong></strong></p> <h3><strong>What advice would you give to new compounders?</strong></h3> <p>Always be a student and humble yourself every time someone tells you thank you. Keep your lab clean and clutter-free!</p> <p><strong></strong></p> <h3><strong> What is your most satisfying patient experience?</strong></h3> <p>When an 80-year-old patient with chronic back pain brought my team chocolates and danced in my pharmacy because the LDN formula we compounded for him worked in just two weeks!</p> <h3><strong>What has been your biggest “WOW” moment as a PCCA Member?</strong></h3> <p>The level of support I received from CPMS, in particular Director of Business Coaching Services Bryan Prescott, PharmD, MBA, when I was opening Welltopia. His help was true, authentic and much needed when mentorship turns your dreams to achievable goals.</p> <h3><strong>What is your favorite PCCA Base?</strong> <strong></strong></h3> <p><a href="https://www.pccarx.com/products/PCCAMUCOLOX%E2%84%A2/30-4782/PROPRIETARYBASES" target="_blank">MucoLox™</a>, because it solves a problem very few competitors can tackle: adherence to the mucous membrane lining the throat for 3-4 hours. It’s wonderful to see a simple MucoLox lidocaine preparation improve the life of a cancer patient. By numbing the throat pain caused by chemotherapy, the patient can eat again.</p> <p><strong></strong></p> <h3><strong>What is your favorite PCCA Educational experience? </strong> <strong></strong></h3> <p>PCCA International Seminar because I get to see fellow member Jim Hernci, RPh, every time I go. He is my idol and an awesome man to look up to!</p> <p><strong></strong></p> <h3><strong>What “Compounding: It’s Personal” means to me:</strong></h3> <p>Challenging myself to help people in very interesting ways.</p> 244