Betty Mwaniki

Community Pharmacist in Transchem Pharmaceuticals:

Screened prescriptions for legal validity, drug contradictions, drug interactions, appropriateness of dose, frequency, duration of dosing for patient’s convenience. 
Documented prescription orders in the pharmacy.
Offered proper counselling to patients about medicines and medicine use.
Extemporaneous preparations of creams and ointments according to the patient’s prescription.
Recommended over the counter medicines to patients with simpler conditions and making entries into the relevant inventory management records and register.

Industrial Pharmacist in Concepts Africa Limited:

Reviewed Regulatory Approval Processes and Dossier Preparation.
Acquired knowledge in Quality Control and Quality Assurance Procedures.
Learnt implementation of Good Manufacturing Processes.
Participated in processes that involved overcoming production problems.
Maintained a daily activity logbook for recording all activities undertaken.

Hospital Pharmacist in Makueni County Referral Hospital:

Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.
Interpreted, processed, dispensed medicines according to good dispensing practices and documented prescription orders in the pharmacy.
Ordered and received medicines from suppliers (KEMSA, MEDS) and also from the main drug store.
Initiated and dispensed to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) patients- Comprehensive Care Clinic.
Participated in clinical ward rounds with other healthcare workers.
Extemporaneous preparations of special paediatric formulations.
Extemporaneous preparation and calculating dosages for oncology products.
Tracked expiry dates of medicines.

Interned in Transchem Pharmaceuticals as a community pharmacist. 

Interned in Concepts Africa Limited as an industrial pharmacist. 

Interned in Makueni County Referral Hospital as a hospital pharmacist. 

Carried out research in Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital sponsored by Health Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI). 

Volunteered as a Pharmacist in Kitui County Referral Hospital. 

Attained Bachelor's certificate in Pharmacy. 

Attained Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education from St Angela's girls secondary school.