Henna Cassimjee

Community service pharmacist looking for a permanent role with experience in retail, research, and institutional pharmacy. I have completed an MPharm degree with the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform which has equipped me with good laboratory and research practices. My interests include drug supply management, quality assurance, ensuring accessible health care, research, education and health care promotion.

I am also an aspiring entrepreneur in the process of creating my own skincare brand targeting skin problems such as hyperpigmentation which affect many women of colour. I am passionate about lifelong learning and aspire to translate the knowledge acquired in various short courses in a clinical or industrial setting.

Community Service Pharmacist/Responsible Pharmacist- June 2022- June 2023

Department of Correctional Services (Pietermaritzburg/Glencoe)

• All phases of the dispensing cycle including experience on the Magic8 dispensing software.
• Inventory control including stock counts, re-ordering, calculation of min-max and ABC/VEN analysis.
• Sat on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and participated in monthly meetings to ensure optimal patient care and rational drug prescribing.
• Successfully licensed and recorded a new DCS pharmacy in Glencoe and was responsible for training and orientation of new community service pharmacists.
• Conducted research into the utilization and abuse of Tramadol Hydrochloride among patients in the PMB Correctional Services Facility and reduced the incidence of irrational prescribing by 40%.

Academic Intern- January 2019- January 2022

Wits University

Publication of two scientific articles in international journals related to neural regeneration in traumatic brain injuries as well as two international BRICS conference presentations.

Lab Demonstrator for Pharmaceutics Practicals.

Undergraduate Tutor for Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy.

Assistant Lecturer (Pharmaceutical Chemistry).

Assistant trainer for laboratory equipment.

Member and academic advisor for the WPSC (Wits Pharmacy Student Council).

Covid-19 Vaccinator - July 2021-December 2021

Wits Health Consortium

Reconstitution of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.

Vaccination and capturing of Vaccinations on the EVDS system.

Ensuring proper storage and cold-chain management of vaccines.

Matric Marking Quality Assurer- December 2021

Department of Education- JHB North District Parktown

Capturing of received matric scripts.

Auditing matric papers and ensuring proper mark allocation and totaling.

Reporting of discrepancies.

Capturing matric results for the district.

Locum Pharmacist Assistant Post-basic- 2019

Clicks Killarney/ SA Locums

Dispensing medication on the Unisolve software, including medical aid processing, capturing of to follows, and patient counseling.

Bachelor of Pharmacy (with Distinction)- Wits University (2015-2018)

Masters of Pharmacy (with Distinction)- Wits University (2019-2021)