Leila Maina

Dispensing medication, Pharmaceutical prescribing, Participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds, Formulating treatment plans for managing various illnesses, Therapeutic drug monitoring, Pharmacovigilance duties, Commodity management including ordering, receiving, and storage, Inventory management, Use of pharmacy software to dispense, bill, and manage stock

Participated in quality control of manufactured commodities using analytical methods such as titrimetry, spectroscopy, polarimetry as well as QC tests on tablets such as dissolution time, disintegration time, hardness, friability, uniformity of weight and viscosity for liquid preparations. Shadowed the quality assurance officer to learn proper procedures in regulatory affairs.

Dispensing over-the-counter and prescription medication, diagnosis and management of minor illnesses, pharmacovigilance duties; Medication counselling as well as acting as a source of medical information. Educating patients on their disease including non-pharmacological management. Assessing and counselling on patient compliance. Sourcing of commodities, stock taking, use of pharmacy software for dispensing and stock management.