TIISETSO MERGAN FAKUDE
Pretoria
Summary
As an experienced Pharmacist, I bring a diverse and robust skill set cultivated through extensive work-based learning and internships in various pharmacy sectors, including Community, Hospital, Industrial, and Distribution Pharmacy. My proven expertise lies in the meticulous supply of safe and efficient medicines, ensuring their appropriate application across a range of medical specialties. I am deeply committed to patient care, seamlessly integrating my comprehensive pharmaceutical knowledge with a compassionate, patient-centered approach. My adeptness in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams has been instrumental in nurturing solid patient-pharmacist relationships. I am enthusiastic about utilizing my broad experience and skills to excel in patient care and contribute meaningfully to the field.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Service Pharmacist
North-West Department of Health
02.2024 - 01.2025
- Ordering and procurement of medicines to ensure sufficient medicine supply
- Control and distribution and supply of medicines or scheduled substances to the 25 sub-district health care clinics
- Liaise information and advice on correct and rational use of medications, to patients and the multi-disciplinary team
- Receive, storage & distribution of cold chain pharmaceuticals in a cold chain environment
- Regulate the control and handling of medicines in the subdistrict clinics through routine clinic inspection visits
- Promote public health, through promoting effective and safe drug use practices
- Destruction and disposal of expired medicines
- Cyclic stock counts to monitor stock levels and account for stock usage and thus prevent wastage and pilferage
Intern Pharmacist
One Military Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Provision & evaluation of pharmaceutical care for patient's medicine needs
- Dispense scheduled medication
- Provision of medicine information & patient counselling
- Pharmacist Initiated Therapy provision
- Compounding of extemporaneous pharmaceutical products
- Ordering and receiving of Pharmaceutical products from the military depot
- Distribution of pharmaceutical products to hospital wards, and other satellite pharmacies
- Reason for leaving: The employment contract ended
Locum Pharmacy Student
Clicks Retailers
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Dispense scheduled 0 - scheduled 5 medicines
- Patient counselling on the safe use of medicines
- Receive pharmaceutical stock
- Compounding of extemporaneous products
- Replenishment of pharmaceutical stock
- The review of prescriptions
- Ordering of pharmaceutical stock from SAP software
- Selection of medicines as per the dispensing cycle
- Reason for leaving: The employment contract ended
Work based learning experience for pharmacy students
Dis-Chem Pharmacies
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Receive pharmaceutical stock
- Compounding of extemporaneous products
Work based learning for pharmacy students
Pharmachem Laboratories
02.2021 - 02.2021
- Inspection of the following tasks;
- Raw material sampling
- Release bulk for production
- Dispense raw material
- Product formulation (granulation, screening, drying, tablet compression)
- Finished product packaging
- Quality Control and In-process checks of tablet (disintegration, hardness, loss on drying, uniformity of mass, ph analysis, diameter)
- Packaging material and raw material releasing
- Packaging material and raw material receiving
- Reason for leaving: The practical training period ended
Work based learning
Gauteng Department of Health
11.2020 - 12.2020
- Replenishment of stock
- Selection of stock
- Reason for leaving: The training period ended
Chief Executive Officer
Noka Ya Tswaing Foundation (NPO)
03.2018 - 12.2020
- Lead fundraising projects
- Submission of tax returns
- Corporate decision making on projects & campaigns
- Supervise employees
Volunteer
Clicks Pharmacy Group
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Company Overview: (Volunteered at Watermeyer Pharmacy)
- Selection of medicines
- Compounding
- Receive Stock
- Cycle stock counts
- Allocation of stock bin numbers
- (Volunteered at Watermeyer Pharmacy)
- Reason for leaving: The offered volunteering period ended
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Tshwane University of Technology
12-2022
Bachelor of Life Sciences -
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
12-2018
Skills
- Drug Supply Management
- Dispensing
- Patient Counselling
- Time management skills
- Good communication skills
- Adherence to work ethics
- Ability to handle pressure
- Good self-management
- Medication management
- Prescription verification
- Problem-solving aptitude
Professional boards
South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC), P61995
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
Timeline
Community Service Pharmacist
North-West Department of Health
02.2024 - 01.2025
Intern Pharmacist
One Military Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
Locum Pharmacy Student
Clicks Retailers
06.2022 - 12.2022
Work based learning experience for pharmacy students
Dis-Chem Pharmacies
11.2021 - 12.2021
Work based learning for pharmacy students
Pharmachem Laboratories
02.2021 - 02.2021
Work based learning
Gauteng Department of Health
11.2020 - 12.2020
Volunteer
Clicks Pharmacy Group
06.2019 - 12.2019
Chief Executive Officer
Noka Ya Tswaing Foundation (NPO)
03.2018 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Tshwane University of Technology
Bachelor of Life Sciences -
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
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