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Prince OSEI AGYEMANG

Mobile: 520-***-****

Email: adz7jd@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Patient-care oriented Pharmacist with a strong background in Clinical pharmacology, pharmaceutics, therapeutics, pharmacovigilance with 3+ years of healthcare practice.

1+ years’ experience in WHODrug, Uppsala Monitoring Center Vigibase and Vigilyze, MedDRA coding, European Union Good Pharmacovigilance practice (EU GVP), Safety Data management systems like the SafetyWatch system, Adverse drug reaction reporting tools like the MedSafety app and vigilance hub.

1+ years in active and passive surveillance, risk management and safety reports review

Very knowledgeable in safety guidelines from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) UK, United States Food and Drugs Administration, European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Health Canada.

WORK EXPERIENCE

June 2021–August 2022, Regulatory Officer

Ghana Food and Drugs Authority; Accra, Ghana

Effectively accessed the impact of the Covid-19 vaccine through active follow-up on Adverse Event Following Immunisation related to the Covid-19 vaccine of over 1000 individuals.

Efficiently promoted drug safety and improved adverse effect reporting by conducting Pharmacovigilance Sensitization lectures for healthcare professionals in over 500 health facilities.

Provided great analysis on Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) which played a key role in decision making.

Resolved the problem of inconsistency in number of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) at hand and in the safety database (Safety Watch System) to cut down duplication of reports to below 10%.

Troubleshooted and resolved all reported problems related to the MedSafety App and the Vigilance Hub (ADR management and reporting tools) thereby improving ADR reporting by 30%.

Solved a long-standing problem of hidden electronic ICSRs in the database by devising a strategy to identify them.

Ensured that promotional materials from pharmaceuticals companies are in accordance with the standard guidelines.

Effectively monitored the safety of medicinal products on the market by efficiently reviewing Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) of Marketing Authorization Holders (MAH).

Identified undocumented adverse effects of pharmaceutical products through my signal detection and management prowess.

Promoted compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices by embarking on frequent thorough Pharmacovigilance Inspections at pharmaceutical industries.

October 2020–May 2021, Locum Pharmacist (Pharmacy Manager)

Ernest Chemists Limited; Accra, Ghana

Reduced the waiting time of customers by 20% through processing new and refilled prescriptions faster.

Ensured a better therapeutic outcome by effective analysis of the appropriateness of treatment of patients’ illness.

Overcame a long-standing problem of reduced shelf life of medications by ensuring proper storage of all medications especially thermolabile drugs.

Provided a first and easily accessible point to patient in matters relating to their drugs, adverse reactions, drug information and toxicity.

Improved patient-centred pharmaceutical care to increase sales by 30% and made my pharmacy the first choice for patients.

Supervised and spearheaded all pharmacy-related activities.

September 2019–August 2020, Pharmacist (House Officer)

Tamale Teaching Hospital; Tamale, Ghana

Analysed the appropriateness of treatment of patients’ illness to produce a better therapeutic outcome.

Utilized and maintained patient medication profiles to monitor and evaluate drug therapy as well as identify drug-related problems.

Made better recommendation towards patients’ management by critically evaluating patient data, literature sources and drug products.

Provided specific, sound, cost effective, evidence-based drug and healthcare recommendations.

Created strategies to monitor patients’ drug regimens for therapeutic and toxic effects of medications.

Established risk reduction strategies to ensure patient safety and prevent medication errors, drug interactions and adverse drug events.

Identified and implemented strategies to encourage patient adherence to therapeutic interventions.

SKILLS

Case assessment MedDRA Coding

Query generation Literature search

Excellent leader Drug utilization Review

Data interpretation Efficient and accurate

Proficient in Microsoft office suite Self-directed and proactive

Information Technology Inclined Speaks and writes well.

Relates well with other people Staff training and development.

EDUCATION

2022 – 2024; Master of Public Health – Health Promotion

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

2013 – 2019; Doctor of Pharmacy

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa

TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS

Data analysis and query building with MedDRA; MedDRA MSSO; 2022

Setting the Stage for Pharmacovigilance Inspections in Africa; Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISOP); 2022

Vaccinology for clinical and public health practice; 2021

Uppsala Monitoring Center; 2021

oIntroduction to Pharmacovigilance

oIntroduction to signal detection

oSignal Detection and Assessment

oCausality Assessment of Single Case Safety Reports

oCommunicating the importance of Pharmacovigilance

oCollecting High Quality Adverse Drug Reaction reports

oPharmacovigilance Management Systems and Terminologies

oVigilyze (World Health Organisation tool for Adverse Drug Reaction analysis and management)

Introduction to collecting and reporting adverse events in clinical research; The Global Health Network; 2021.

Drug lifecycle as a tool in drug policy development; European Programme in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology; 2021

Introduction to Data Management; The Global Health Network; 2021

Introduction to Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance; Biopharma Institute; 2021

Investigation of Adverse Event Following Immunisation; World Health Organisation; 2021

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