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FARIDA GALAL

Cairo

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Inpatient Pharmacist with over 6 years of experience in delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care within fast-paced hospital settings. Proven expertise in medication management, clinical pharmacy services, and interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient outcomes.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior In-Patient Pharmacy

As-Salam International Hospital
Cairo
01.2024 - Current
  • Oversee and manage the inpatient medication distribution process, ensuring compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
  • Provide pharmacotherapy consultations to healthcare providers, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.
  • Actively participate in the preparation for and maintenance of JCI accreditation standards related to medication management and pharmacy services.
  • Develop, implement, and monitor policies and procedures that align with JCI requirements, ensuring best practices in medication safety and quality improvement.
  • Conduct audits and performance improvement initiatives to identify areas for enhancement in medication use processes, documenting findings and implementing corrective actions.
  • Mentor and train pharmacy staff on clinical practices and JCI standards relevant to medication management.
  • Lead educational sessions and workshops to promote understanding of JCI accreditation processes, and the importance of adherence to established protocols.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as accreditation standards related to pharmacy practice.

Hospital pharmacist

Kasr El einy
Manial
06.2021 - Current
  • Review prescriptions to assure accuracy regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and the proper storage of medication
  • Tracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency and routinely benchmarks against local and national best practices

Clinical Pharmacist

As-Salam International Hospital
El Maadi
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Works as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborates with healthcare providers within decentralized patient care areas to provide patient-centered care
  • Designs and implements stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance programs
  • Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety
  • Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations
  • Participates in the management of medical emergencies
  • Provides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriate
  • Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on patient age and needs
  • Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures
  • Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among staff

In-Patient pharmacist

As-Salam International Hospital
El Maadi
06.2019 - 01.2021
  • Interprets medical orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately
  • Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles
  • Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff
  • Participates in the development and presentation of orientation, education, and training programs to the pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staffs
  • Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, and parenteral nutrition products accurately
  • Received a 'Patient Safety Champion' Certificate
  • This certificate is given for the employee in each department how generates the highest OVR (Occurrence Variance Report) in terms of quality and quantity to ensure best and safest care for the patient
  • Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates education/mentorship skills (received a certificate for giving a lecture to the inpatient pharmacy team about insulin therapy)

Analyst

Advanced Research Center
Madinet Nasr
10.2018 - 07.2019
  • Operate equipment used in quantitative analysis, such as HPLC
  • Develop, validate bio analytical methods for Bioequivalence studies
  • Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results
  • Method development & validation and analytical data management according to GLP guide lines
  • Monitor Clinical trials to ensure compliance with protocols, and with all relevant local and national regulatory and institutional polices

Clinical pharmacist (training)

Dar Al shifa Hospital
Cairo
08.2017 - 09.2017
  • Review prescriptions to assure accuracy regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and the proper storage of medication

Trainee

National Research Centre
Dokki
08.2016 - 09.2016
  • Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results
  • Cultivate, isolate or assist in identifying microbial organisms, or perform various tests on these micro-organisms
  • Operate, calibrate or maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers or computer-controlled analyzers
  • Establish or monitor quality-assurance programmes or activities to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results
  • Clean and maintain instruments or equipment

Pharmacist (Training)

Pharmacy Delmar and Atallah
Cairo
07.2015 - 08.2015
  • Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and the proper storage of medication

Clinical Pharmacist (Training)

De Montfort University
Leicester
07.2017
  • Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and the proper storage of medication
  • Prepare a case representation for other health care providers in the simplest manner
  • Oversee subject enrolment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented

Education

Bachelor of Science - Clinical pharmacy

Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
07.2018

French baccalauréat -

Collège Sacré-Cœur
Cairo, Egypt
07.2013

Skills

  • Active listening
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Problem-solving
  • Verbal communication

Languages

Arabic
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
French
Proficient (C2)
C2
Spanish
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Senior In-Patient Pharmacy

As-Salam International Hospital
01.2024 - Current

Hospital pharmacist

Kasr El einy
06.2021 - Current

Clinical Pharmacist

As-Salam International Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2024

In-Patient pharmacist

As-Salam International Hospital
06.2019 - 01.2021

Analyst

Advanced Research Center
10.2018 - 07.2019

Clinical pharmacist (training)

Dar Al shifa Hospital
08.2017 - 09.2017

Clinical Pharmacist (Training)

De Montfort University
07.2017

Trainee

National Research Centre
08.2016 - 09.2016

Pharmacist (Training)

Pharmacy Delmar and Atallah
07.2015 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Clinical pharmacy

Cairo University

French baccalauréat -

Collège Sacré-Cœur
FARIDA GALAL