SOPHIA IBRAHIM OJIJO
Dar-es-Salaam
Summary
A highly self-motivated individual with a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and the knowledge and skills in providing patient-oriented health care delivery services. Possess a strong educational background in hospital, community and clinical pharmacy as well as medical store departments. Dedicated to providing maximum consumer satisfaction and patient care through the excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Pharmacist
Premier Care Clinic & Pharmacy
Dar es salaam
09.2025 - Current
- Dispensing Medications: Accurately prepare and dispense prescription and over-the-counter medications.
- Patient Counseling: Provide guidance on proper medication usage, side effects, interactions, and adherence.
- Medication Management: Review prescriptions for safety, effectiveness, and potential drug interactions.
- Clinical Support: Collaborate with healthcare teams to optimize patient treatment plans.
- Inventory Control: Manage pharmaceutical stock, including ordering, storage, and expiry monitoring.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure pharmacy operations meet legal, ethical, and safety standards.
- Health Promotion: Educate patients and communities on disease prevention, vaccination, and wellness programs.
Pharmacist
Medinova Specialized Polyclinic
Dar-es-Salaam
12.2024 - 04.2025
- Dispensing and billing prescriptions to patients.
- Packing and labeling prescribed medications.
- Maintaining patients' records.
- Stocking shelves
- Maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
- Maintaining the pharmaceutical stock.
- Keeping records of all controlled medications dispensed to patients as per their prescription.
Intern Pharmacist
Temeke Regional Referral Hospital
Dar-es-Salaam
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Rotation in different departments of the Hospital pharmacy which included: In-patient Pharmacy Department, Out-patient pharmacy Department.
- Drug Information Centre, Dental Pharmacy, Emergency Medicine Department (EMD)
- Participate in Ward rounds.
- Learning about medication assisted treatment (MAT) and how to compound and dispense methadone.
- Care and Treatment Clinic (CTC).
- Material Management Department and procurement.
- Participating in therapeutic and Pharmaceutical care.
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.
- Liaised with other health care professionals after carrying out appropriateness review to ensure the safety of patients.
- Gained inventory management skills from the Material Management Department while giving weekly pharmacy stock updates.
Intern Pharmacist
Ocean Road Cancer Institute
Dar-es-Salaam
12.2023 - 05.2024
- Counselled HIV/AIDS and TB patients in the Care and Treatment Clinic and dispensed their medications to them while keeping a timely check on their follow up visits.
- Reconstituted Infusions used during Chemotherapy preparations while following policies.
- Preparing, Dispensing and Storage of narcotics while following procedures.
- Gained inventory management skills from the Material Management Department while giving weekly pharmacy stock updates.
- Institute providing cancer care services
Pharmaceutical Technician
MD Medics Pharmacy
Dar-es-Salaam
12.2016 - 08.2018
- Dispensed medications to patients after correctly reading and checking carefully the prescriptions.
- Keeping records of all controlled medications dispensed to patients as per their prescription.
- Counselled and answered patients' queries regarding medications.
- Maintaining the pharmaceutical stock.
- A retail pharmacy
Education
Certificate of degree in Bachelors of Science - Pharmacy
Zhengzhou University
China 09.2018 - 07.2023
Ordinary Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences -
City College of Health Sciences
09.2015 - 10.2016
Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science Technology -
Royal College of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar-es-Salaam 09.2012 - 01/2014
Certificate of Secondary Education -
RoNeCa Girls High School
kibaha 01.2008 - 01/2011
Certificate of completion -
Saint Lucia Academy School
Kenya 01.2000 - 01/2007
Skills
- Patient education and counselling
- Medication dispensing
- Intravenous Admixture Preparation
- Drug Inventory Management
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Teamwork
- Computer skills
References
- Sharifa Mlawi, Pharmacist, Temeke Regional Referral Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, +255 653491944, sharifamlawi@gmail.com
- Zacharia Meshack, Hr Manager, Medinova Specialized Polyclinic, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, +255 75700476
- Living Peter Mushi, Pharmacist, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, P.O. BOX 3592, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, livingpeter01@gmail.com
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Reading
- Swimming
- Photography
Personal Information
Title: PHARMACIST
Languages
- English
- Kiswahili
Timeline
Pharmacist
Premier Care Clinic & Pharmacy
09.2025 - Current
Pharmacist
Medinova Specialized Polyclinic
12.2024 - 04.2025
Intern Pharmacist
Temeke Regional Referral Hospital
06.2024 - 11.2024
Intern Pharmacist
Ocean Road Cancer Institute
12.2023 - 05.2024
Certificate of degree in Bachelors of Science - Pharmacy
Zhengzhou University
09.2018 - 07.2023
Pharmaceutical Technician
MD Medics Pharmacy
12.2016 - 08.2018
Ordinary Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences -
City College of Health Sciences
09.2015 - 10.2016
Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science Technology -
Royal College of Health and Allied Sciences
09.2012 - 01/2014
Certificate of Secondary Education -
RoNeCa Girls High School
01.2008 - 01/2011
Certificate of completion -
Saint Lucia Academy School
01.2000 - 01/2007