As a Clinical Pharmacist in a retail pharmacy, I provide expert pharmaceutical care to enhance patient health outcomes while ensuring the safe and effective use of medications. My responsibilities include:- Clinical Support: Offering clinical advice to patients and healthcare providers, addressing medication-related issues, and promoting adherence to treatment plans.-Team Leadership: Occasionally acting as the Responsible Pharmacist on site, overseeing daily operations and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.-Patient Care: Conducting health screenings and assessments, advising on minor ailments, and recommending appropriate over-the-counter therapies.- Medication Management: Dispensing prescriptions accurately, conducting medication reviews, and providing patient counseling to optimize therapeutic outcomes.I utilize my clinical expertise to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical services and foster a patient-centered environment.

As a Locum Pharmacist at Dischem Pharmacies, I provided comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients while ensuring high standards of safety and service. My key responsibilities included:- Medication Management: Accurately dispensing prescriptions and counseling patients on safe and effective medication use.- Patient Care: Conducting health assessments and offering advice on minor ailments and medication adherence.-Collaboration: Working with healthcare professionals to develop care plans and facilitate continuity of care.- Inventory Control: Managing stock levels to ensure efficient pharmacy operations.-Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to legal and ethical standards in pharmacy practice.I leveraged my expertise to deliver exceptional patient care and contribute to the pharmacy team's success.

As a community service pharmacist, I was responsible for dispensing and issuing medication to six prisons in the management area. I also conducted a research project on polypharmacy in the management area to enhance safe and effective healthcare and improve therapeutic outpoints.

As part of my Master in Clinical Pharmacy degree, I was employed as a part-time junior lecturer for B.Pharm students at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. I was assigned to teach on multiple modules and gained experience in facilitating problem-based learning activities.During my time at SMU, I actively participated in multidisciplinary ward rounds at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital (DGMAH) on a daily basis where I received practical training as a clinical pharmacist. I was also involved in antibiotic stewardship programmes and neonatal ICU medication reconstitution. As part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, I learned how to incorporate age and disease-specific characteristics into drug therapy, adjust health care according to patient response, and provide clinical interventions to prevent medication adverse effects and drug-drug interactions.I learned how to complete critical patient monitoring and review patient charts to identify, prevent, or mitigate medication-related problems. I completed my elective module in critical care medicine and I am confident to provide informed evidence-based pharmaceutical care in the ICU setting, I also gained experience in internal medicine, surgical medicine, and pediatric medicine.As part of my M.Pharm dissertation, I investigated the spectrum and economic burden of cutaneous adverse drug reactions at DGMAH. I am committed to responsible pharmaceutical care and I am competent in promoting pharmacovigilance to ensure safe medication practices and to mitigate adverse drug reactions.