Ji-Ann Chuah

Experience

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  Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  Inpatient Pharmacist

  Active participation in prescription screening, checking of filled medication, OTC medication sales and dispensing. Actively educating Provisional Registered Pharmacist and Pharmacy Assistants in clinical and pharmacology area, basic aseptic technique in eye drops compounding and TPN preparation.Assisted Pharmacy Manager in other duties given.Compiling necessary documents related to wholesale and dispense of poison and management of Dangerous Drugs (DD) and Psychotropic Drugs (PPS) in accordance to Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 with Malaysian Laws on Poisons and Sales of Drugs. Ensure and practice accurate dispensing of medication.Providing an effective counseling to patients on indications, dosage, route of administration, precaution on possible side effects, possible drug interactions, and precise drug information.Possess basic clean room knowledge and aseptic technique for compounding of sterile preparations.Provide effective communication with patients, assistant pharmacists, specialists and general practitioners in aiding smooth daily operationProvided specific counseling incorporated with education to patients who newly started on oral/injectable anti-coagulants, insulin, metered inhaler devices, oral contraceptive medicines/patches.Replying drugs queries and providing drug information directed to public, nurses, and other health care professionals. Progressive stock monitoring for short expiry items.Collaborating and planning with other departments to reduce the quantity of expired drugs.Ensuring accurate stock quantity and rectifying stock variances, when need arise.Updated existing ward check criteria to match JCI and MSQH requirements, educating and compilation of report for audit following hospital SOP.Reporting of Hospital Incidence like medication error, near misses and others found not adhering to hospital policy.Basic knowledge of insurance coverage from pertaining to medical supply.Managed different types of Patient Assisted Programme. Show less

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  Sunway Medical Centre

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Inpatient Pharmacist
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  Novartis

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

  Patient Safety Specialist
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  GSK

  Jul 2019 - now

  • Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance Operations for Greater China and Intercontinental

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Pharmacovigilance Operations Manager, Global Safety

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Pharmacovigilance Manager, Malaysia and Brunei LOC

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Pharmacovigilance Manager, Malaysia & Brunei LOC

    Jul 2019 - Dec 2021