Peter Kopoka
Dodoma
Summary
Hardworking and passionate pharmacist with strong organizational skills eager to participate in the evaluation of clinical study protocols submitted for application to conduct clinical trials on Tanzania's mainland. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Intern Pharmacist
Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital
2023.06 - Current
- Followed department policies, procedures and best practices for pharmacy operations.
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects, and optimal methods of administration.
- Used pharmacy software to enter prescription and insurance information.
- Prepared packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying the accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions, and refill instructions.
- Monitored inventory levels and notified pharmacists of items requiring reordering.
- Assisted pharmacist in the final review of filled prescriptions.
- Communicated closely with patients, ensuring medical information was kept private.
- Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists and providers.
- Reported adverse events experienced by patients from the use of drugs.
Intern Pharmacist
Tanzania Medicine and Medical devices Authority (TMDA)
2022.12 - 2023.05
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Worked flexible hours across the night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Participated in all kinds of training offered by the authority.
- Acknowledgment and evaluation of reported serious adverse events (SAE) and suspected unexpected serious adverse events (SUSAR) under the pharmacovigilance section.
- Assessment of query responses for applications to conduct clinical trials in Tanzania.
- Assessment of applications for the importation and exportation of medicine and medical devices and provided a concise judgment based on the authority guidelines and regulations.
- Assessment of the applications for the registration of medical devices and in vitro diagnostics under the medical devices assessment section.
- Assessment of reported adverse incidents and adverse events for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics that did not perform as expected under the vigilance section.
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy And Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. John's University of Tanzania.
Dodoma, Tanzania12.2022
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Time Management
- Managing Multiple Tasks
- Critical thinking
- Easy to learn new things and adapt to different working conditions
REFEREES
1. Mr. Bryceson Kibasa- Manager, Medical Devices Premise Licensing and Compliance at TMDA Headquarters, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Contact: +255784227069
2. Mr. Damas Matiko- Manager, Clinical Trials Control and Pharmacovigilance at TMDA Headquarters, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Contact: +255754820463
3. Dr. Shani Maboko- Drug Registration Officer at TMDA Headquarters, Dodoma Tanzania.
Contact: +255786356226
4. Ms. Sunzy Chambiri- Drug Registration Officer at TMDA Headquarters, Dodoma Tanzania.
Contact: +255713275882
5. Mr. Felix Zelote- Drug Registration Officer at TMDA Headquarters, Dodoma Tanzania.
Contact: +255767814734
6. Mr Selemani Sungi- Clinical Pharmacologist and Lecturer at St. John's university of Tanzania, Dododma, Tanzania.
Contact: +255788855007
Timeline
Intern Pharmacist
Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital
2023.06 - Current
Intern Pharmacist
Tanzania Medicine and Medical devices Authority (TMDA)
2022.12 - 2023.05
Bachelor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy And Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. John's University of Tanzania.
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