Experience

Irish Pharmacy Union

• Ireland
• Professional Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Medicines Information Pharmacist

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Responsible for the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the pharmaceutical and professional information for licenced and unlicensed medicines on the IPU Product File, the original database of dispensing information on medicines in Irish pharmacies. Regular contributor to articles in the IPU Review. Responsible for answering Medicines Information queries at the IPU, including legislation and professional queries. 4th year pharmacy student preceptor for the new 5 year Integrated Pharmacy Programme



National Health Products Catalogue

• Pharmacist

  • Oct 2020 - Present



Community Pharmacy

• Clontarf

• Locum Pharmacist

  • 2008 - Present



IPU Academy

• IPU Academy Tutor Pharmacist

  • Sep 2018 - Nov 2018



Health Products Regulatory Authority

• Dublin

• Pharmaceutical Assessor

  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2015

  Pharmaceutical assessment of CMC/Quality sections of the dossier and Product Information submitted in support of marketing authorisations and variations. Experienced in the assessment of: - New applications, variations and renewals via National, DCP and MRP routes. - MRP, DCP and renewals as RMS - Batch specific requests - Parallel imports Irish representative at the EMA (European Medicines Agency) working group on the Quality Review of Documents (QRD). Responsible for receiving and resolving Product Information Complaints (SPCs, Labels, Leaflets, Naming issues) at the HPRA Member of the HPRA Naming Group Experienced in the delivery of internal and external presentations Experienced Tutor for Pharmacy Intern Students including their selection and recruitment. Also worked closely with RCSI in the establishment of the new centralised application system. Extensive experience with written communications including assessment reports, SOPs, and newsletter articles Developed an internal variation audit procedure.



Bradleys Pharmacy

• Mulhuddart, Dublin 15

• Supervising Pharmacist

  • Nov 2004 - Jul 2008

  • Supervising pharmacist in a brand new store opening. • Responsible for drawing up SOPs for use by other pharmacists in a number of stores across the pharmacy chain. • Deputised for store manager as required. • Responsible for the overall running of the pharmacy dispensary and medicines counter. • Supervising pharmacist in a brand new store opening. • Responsible for drawing up SOPs for use by other pharmacists in a number of stores across the pharmacy chain. • Deputised for store manager as required. • Responsible for the overall running of the pharmacy dispensary and medicines counter.



Hogans Pharmacy Fairview

• Pharmacist

  • 2002 - 2004

  Locum pharmacist and then full-time pharmacist with full responsibility for the overall running of the dispensary and OTC counter. Locum pharmacist and then full-time pharmacist with full responsibility for the overall running of the dispensary and OTC counter.



Hickey's Pharmacy

• Ireland
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Locum pharmacist

  • 2002 - 2003

  Locum pharmacist 2 days per week for various stores within the Hickeys pharmacy group, including Crumlin, Northside SC, Finglas, and Newbridge. Locum pharmacist 2 days per week for various stores within the Hickeys pharmacy group, including Crumlin, Northside SC, Finglas, and Newbridge.



Grants Pharmacy

• Wexford

• Pharmacist

  • 2001 - 2002

  Full-time pharmacist solely responsible for the overall running of a very busy dispensary. Full-time pharmacist solely responsible for the overall running of a very busy dispensary.



Crowleys Pharmacy

• Blackrock

• Pre-registration Pharmacist

  • Mar 2000 - Nov 2000

  Pre-registration pharmacist in a busy dispensary in a community pharmacy in Blackrock village. Also worked as part-time/seasonal OTC counter assistant in the Lucan branch during the years 1995-1999. Pre-registration pharmacist in a busy dispensary in a community pharmacy in Blackrock village. Also worked as part-time/seasonal OTC counter assistant in the Lucan branch during the years 1995-1999.



Elan Pharmaceuticals

• Ireland
• Biotechnology
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Pre-registration Pharmacist

  • Oct 1999 - Mar 2000

  Pre-registration pharmacist in the R&D section at Elan pharmaceuticals. Responsible for the co-ordination of feasibility trials for a novel poorly soluble API and selection of formulations for pharmaceutical development dissolution studies. Completed a project entitled 'Cleaning Verification in an R&D facility'. Pre-registration pharmacist in the R&D section at Elan pharmaceuticals. Responsible for the co-ordination of feasibility trials for a novel poorly soluble API and selection of formulations for pharmaceutical development dissolution studies. Completed a project entitled 'Cleaning Verification in an R&D facility'.