Clinical Pharmacist Reviewer
Medication Safety, Drug Interactions & Evidence Review
Jordan L. Kelley, PharmD, BCPS, is a board-certified clinical pharmacist with experience in internal medicine, medication safety, hepatology, anticoagulation, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, infectious diseases, chronic disease management, and transitions of care.
For selected Bluegrass Hemp Oil educational content, Jordan’s pharmacist-review role focuses on the accuracy and context of medication-interaction, drug-metabolism, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and medication-safety information. Her review does not represent a product endorsement and does not replace individualized medical care.
Professional background
Clinical Pharmacy Experience
Jordan’s professional background includes work in an academic medical center and direct patient-care roles involving internal medicine and surgery. Her experience also includes residency-program leadership, pharmacy education, clinical protocol development, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary care.
Her practice interests and experience include internal medicine, chronic disease management, hepatology, anticoagulation, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, infectious diseases, transitions of care, medication-use safety, and evidence-based pharmacy practice.
Medication Safety
Jordan routinely evaluates medication regimens for potential drug interactions, medication-safety concerns, and appropriate drug metabolism and dosing parameters.
Evidence Review
Her work includes critically evaluating clinical literature and translating scientific findings into practical guidance for individual patients, clinical teams, and health-system processes.
Clinical Systems
Her experience includes policies, clinical guidance documents, health-information technology tools, quality-improvement initiatives, and interdisciplinary education.
Medication safety and interaction expertise
How Jordan Approaches a Medication Review
In her clinical pharmacy work, Jordan has described routinely evaluating approximately 20 patients per day for potential drug interactions, medication-safety concerns, and appropriate drug-metabolism and dosing parameters. Her approach considers the medication itself, the patient’s clinical context, and whether a theoretical or laboratory interaction is likely to be meaningful in real-world care.
Questions she evaluates
- Could one substance change the exposure or effect of another medication?
- Is the interaction supported by clinical evidence or only a proposed mechanism?
- Does the medication have a narrow therapeutic range or require monitoring?
- Could liver, kidney, gastrointestinal, or other patient-specific factors change the interpretation?
Why context matters
Drug-interaction science is rarely captured by a single enzyme name. Dose, duration, formulation, route, active metabolites, patient factors, and the strength of the evidence all influence whether an interaction is likely to matter clinically.
Bluegrass Hemp Oil review role
Pharmacist Review of Selected CBD & Medication Content
Jordan reviews selected Bluegrass Hemp Oil educational material where the subject involves possible CBD-medication interactions, drug metabolism, medication safety, pharmacokinetics, or pharmacodynamics.
Her role is intentionally focused. She is not being presented as a hemp cultivator, extraction specialist, product formulator, veterinarian, or as a clinician who has evaluated an individual reader. Product cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, formulation, labels, batch testing, and Certificates of Analysis remain separate areas of expertise.
Education, training & credentials
Professional Qualifications
Education
- Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, 2017
- Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Mississippi, 2014
Postgraduate Training
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UK HealthCare, 2018
- PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, UK HealthCare, 2019
Board & Professional Certifications
- Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
- ASHP/ISMP Medication Safety Certified
Licensure & Practice
- Licensed through the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy
- 12 years of pharmacy experience
- Primary practice background in an academic medical center
Career background
Clinical Practice, Teaching & Mentorship
Jordan’s professional background includes work as an Internal Medicine/Surgery Clinical Pharmacist at UK Good Samaritan Hospital, service as an Assistant Residency Program Director, and community faculty work with the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She has provided direct patient care while mentoring student pharmacists and pharmacy residents.
Her work has also included hepatology research, medication-safety initiatives, professional presentations, institutional quality-improvement efforts, and participation in American Society of Health-System Pharmacists national committees. Her contributions to pharmacy education and mentorship have been recognized through Preceptor of the Year and Precepting Mentor of the Year awards.
Career-status note: these roles are presented as professional background. This page intentionally does not identify Jordan’s current employer while she is in a professional transition.
Professional approach
Evidence Changes. Good Clinical Practice Changes With It.
Jordan’s approach to pharmacy is grounded in continual evidence review. New research, medications, clinical guidelines, and scientific discoveries require pharmacists to reassess what is known and adapt their practice as the evidence develops.
Her professional philosophy emphasizes the ability to locate reliable information, critically assess what the evidence actually shows, determine how it applies to an individual patient or healthcare system, and communicate that information in a way that supports meaningful decisions.
Professional profile
Learn More About Jordan L. Kelley, PharmD, BCPS
For additional professional background, education, and experience, visit Jordan’s professional profile.