Suha Hashem Abufoul

All tasks and responsibilities related to trainee pharmacist in community pharmacy

** Regulatory affairs specialist :
• prepare or direct the preperation of additional information or responses as requested by regulation affairs, such as product data, written regulatory affairs statements, surveys or quistionares.
• Analyze product complaints and make recommendations regarding their reportability.
• Direct the collection and preperation of samples as requested by regulatory agencies.
• Ensure fast registration and reimbursement of products( medical device), updatind existing files through continuous coordination between RA teams and agents as well as uae MOH.
• Maintain good relationships with MOH regulatory authorities, ensuring optimum visibility and priority for product registration.

** pharmacist:
• Manage all the short expiry items in the pharmacies under medseven store.
• Participate in internal audits.

Outpatient pharmacy:
• Preparing, checking and dispensing the medication.
• providing advice about health issues, symptoms and medications in response to customer enquiries
• knowledge of insurance companies.
• ordering, selling and controlling medicines and other stock
• providing training for new employees.
• meeting medical representatives
• marketing services

Inpatient pharmacy
• preparing, checking and dispensing the medication.
(searching and recording for drug-drug, drug food interactions)
• daily monitoring of patient medication sheet.
• participation in patient care rounds in the ward
• crash cart checking.
• laminar flow and bio safety cabinet maintenance.
• preparing and maintaining records of controlled drugs.

•providing advice about health issues, symptoms and medications in response to customer enquiries
•processing prescriptions and dispensing medication
•ordering, selling and controlling medicines and other stock
•keeping statistical and financial records
•preparing publicity materials and displays
•marketing services

• Dispensed medicine to out/in patients in the hospital
• checking prescriptions to ensure that there are no errors and that they are appropriate and safe for the individual patient;
• Verified calculations and prepared appropriate dosage forms for patients. Maintained pharmacy records and prepared labels for sterile mixtures.
• Ensured accurate filing system of patients and maintained all letters, memorandums, reports, papers and minutes of meetings.
• providing advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication, for example, tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler;
• liaising with other medical staff on problems patients may experience when taking their medicines;
• discussing treatments with patients' relatives, community pharmacists and medical staff.
• Maintained accurate drug accountability records according to the established inventory system, detected shortages and discrepancies.
• ensuring medicines are stored appropriately and securely;
• supervising the work of less experienced and less qualified staff;
• answering questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public;
• keeping up to date with, and contributing to, research and development
• Offered expertise about composition of drugs, including their chemical and physical properties, their manufacture and use.
• preparing and maintaining records of controlled drugs, checking their stock as per MOH and HAAD regulations.

Key Responsibilities:
• Preparing, checking and dispensing the medication.
• knowledge of insurance companies policies.
• Advised customers on issues concerning drug therapy, inherent toxicity of drugs and their side effects.
• Managed the medicine order processing, billing and stock management. Responded to enquiries from clients and resolved incomplete, ambiguous/ erroneous prescriptions to facilitate smooth execution of prescribing/supply process.

Previous Professional Experience:
• June 2000-November 2005: Pharmacist, SKMC, HAAD, Abu- Dhabi, U.A.E
• June 1997-June 2000: Pharmacist, Al Ruwais Hospital (ISO 2001 Accredited), Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
• December 1996-May 1997: Pharmacist (locum), Al Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
• Volunteer Pharmacist: Al Ruwais Hospital, Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E