Experience

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  Jorum pharmaceuticals ltd

  Oct 2008 - Mar 2009

  Supervising pharmacist

  • Participated in the sales forecast and procurement planning for pharmaceutical supplies.• Trained pharmacy auxiliary staff and dispensers on Good Pharmacy Practices• Conducted community pharmacy activities including outreaches for de-worming children in Kawempe Division• Established standard operating procedures for key operations like dispensing and stock management

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  National drug authority - uganda

  Mar 2009 - Feb 2015

  Inspector of drugs/gmp inspector

  • Participated as co-inspector in conducting GMP audits in pharmaceutical industries in Africa, Asia and Europe. Managed to successfully participate in 33 GMP audits as co-inspector in various parts of the world.• Managed the implementation of the Good Pharmacy Practice certification program for public sector health units. A total of 1033 inspections were conducted with a 65% certification rate.• Conducted Good Distribution Practice and Good Pharmacy Practice Inspections for pharmaceutical outlets• Reviewed product dossiers for purposes of registration of pharmaceutical products on the National Drug Register• Coordinated activities of writing Inspectorate department periodical performance reports and work plans• Participated in the development of the NDA Good Distribution Practice guidelines for pharmaceutical products• Participated on the East African task-force that formulated the East African Post-marketing Surveillance strategy• Represented NDA on the team for the WHO study on the quality of drugs for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in East Africa.• Worked as the NDA Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for INTERPOL in the fight against counterfeit medical products. Participated in several fora to develop global strategies for fighting counterfeit medical products. Show less

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  National drug authority

  Feb 2015 - Oct 2017

  Regional inspector of drugs/lead gmp inspector

  • Leading the eastern regional team of NDA in implementing the activities of licensing pharmaceutical outlets, ensuring compliance to Good Distribution Practices, conducting post-marketing surveillance, and enforcement of all provisions of the National Drug Policy and Authority Act of Uganda in 26 districts.• Leading teams in conducting GMP audits in pharmaceutical industries in Africa, Asia and Europe. Managed to successfully lead teams in 24 GMP audits in various parts of the world.• Reviewing of product dossiers for purposes of registration of pharmaceutical products on the National Drug Register• A member of the NDA medical products complaints handling and investigation committee• Team leader for the taskforce formulating guidelines for effective handling of cytotoxic products in Uganda• A member of the team that reviewed the guidelines for licensing and equitable distribution of pharmaceutical outlets in Uganda • Participated in the formulation of the NDA strategic plan for 2016/2021• A member of the NDA the team currently reviewing the draft National Food and Medicines Authority Bill that will transform NDA into body regulating food, medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and household chemicals• The NDA Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for INTERPOL in the fight against counterfeit medical products. Participated in several fora to develop global strategies for fighting counterfeit medical products.• A member of the standards committee of the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) Show less

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  National drug authority - uganda

  Nov 2017 - now

  Manager central region/ lead gmp inspector

  I lead the Central Region team at National Drug Authority. Main activities include;- Ensuring that over 900 pharmaceutical dealers comply to GDP and GPP requirements. - Managing the process of Licensing for over 900 pharmaceutical dealers in the Central Region- Coordinating adverse drug reaction monitoring activities in the central region- Leading GMP inspection teams during local and foreign inspections- Planning, budgeting, coordinating, and monitoring of activities & performance in the Central Region- Administration and human resource management for a team of 15 people at the Central Region Show less