Enthusiastic Pharmacovigilance Specialist with pharmacy educational background (PhD degree holder) eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of pharmacovigilance regulations, pharmaceutical industry, customer service and patient support programs. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the field of Pharmacovigilance as well as all aspects of the patient support business.
- Collaborate in maintaining an efficient vigilance system in compliance with the Health Canada regulations and guidelines, participating in other Pharmacovigilance (PV) processes and ensuring appropriate contacts with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collect, pursue follow-up information to complete quality adverse event reports and transmit all local adverse events to Global Pharmacovigilance (GPV).
- Document and update case information into the PV safety database as as per Good Documentation Practices (GDPs).
- Analyze and process adverse events and safety reports with utmost quality and timeliness in accordance with Global and Local PV procedures.
- Respond to queries and requests from internal and external stakeholders.
- Evaluate domestic and foreign ICSRs (marketed and non-marketed drugs) for submission to Health Canada according to Canadian regulations and within prescribed timelines.
- Collaborate in developing and maintaining the local Pharmacovigilance standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions and job aids.
- Provide support in the Periodic Safety Report activities in accordance with Canadian regulations and corporate procedures.
- Support activities involving product launch, risk management plans, studies, safety queries, handling product alerts, and review of product monographs and protocols.
- Provide support in the maintenance of Canadian product list and reporting rules for PV database configuration.
- Support local literature review activities including oversight of the review performed by global vendors, maintaining lists of journals and products, and handling literature-related queries.
- Provide training and on-going support as well as perform quality assurance and quality control for work delegated to the global PV vendors (CPOC, i.e. Country PV Operating Center) and addressing issues.
- Provide support for Signal Detection and Local Safety Surveillance activities in accordance with regulatory and corporate requirements.
- Maintain current knowledge of all relevant local Pharmacovigilance regulations for Sanofi marketed products.
- Educate internal and external stakeholders on the implications of existing PV regulations and guidance documents along with local and global procedures and policies.
- Provide support in monitoring compliance with Canadian and foreign case management activities and implement corrective and preventative actions involving the PV team.
- Participate in the ongoing optimization of PV procedures as well as inter-departmental procedures affecting PV.
- Provide overall support to the PV team activities
As a pharmacovigilance coordinator my day to day tasks are:
- working on Sanofi products including ERT Medications (Myozyme, Cerezyme, Fabrazyme, Aldurazyme), Dupixent Freedom support program, caprelsa and Cablivi.
- Reviewing and reporting adverse events and product technical complaints within the required time frame (one business day).
- Reviewing documents (Post injection training reports, Reimbursement documents, Dupixent Dosage forms, Enrollment Forms) in both english and French recognizing and reporting adverse events(Scores, Off label).
- Initiating deviations investigation by communicating with the responsible departments to find out the root cause and CAPA.
- Responding to emails received from Sanofi to follow up on adverse events, sending faxes to health care practitioners as well as communicating with nurse case managers to follow up with patients regarding adverse events.
- Trained on Allergan products and PAH products reporting to help with those programs when needed.
- Transcribing voice messages received from nurses or pharmacists in both English and French.
- Completing the required trainings and meeting deadlines.
- Performing Welcome Calls in both english and French
- Assessing patient eligibility.
- Activating Nexgen Card for eligible patients
- Sending documentation to patient's pharmacies applying PPN procedures
- Reviewing enrollment forms and following up with health practitioners for missing information.
- Working in a team based environment where every one works hard to complete the process for patient's best benefit with meeting deadlines and making sure no delays in patient's access to medications.
- Handling escalations and exceptions.
- Reviewing Prior Authorization first time and renewal requests
- Communicating with patient support programs
- Performing welcome calls and applying PPN policy.
- Reimbursement Navigation
- Meeting KPIs
List of publications:
Gamila S.M. El Bassyouny, Hala T., Jackleen Raafat, Mervat H. Agaybi, Aliaa A.Wahby, Aly H.M., Sohair A. abd
el Maksoud Mercury toxicity and DNA damage in Down syndrome patients (accepted December 2015), Medical
Research Journal.National Research Center. 30/ 12/2015
2. Hanna JRA (2015): Expression of CD95 in acute lymphocytic leukemia in Egyptian children before and after
treatment, J Blood Disord Transfus 6: 250. doi:10.4172/2155-9864.1000250
3. J. Hussein, Z. El-Khayat, O. Shaker, D.A. El-Matty, W.Rasheed, J. Raafat (2014): Flaxseed oil influences
incorporation of glucose transporters in erythrocyte membranes during experimental diabetes in rats ; Planta
Medica, 80 (16) :74.
4. Jihan Hussein, Dina Abo El-Matty, Olfat Shaker, Zakaria El-Khayat, Wafaa Rasheed, Jakleen Raafat
(2014):Prevention of protien kinase C isozymes elevation by flaxseed oil in experimental diabetes. ; World Journal
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , 3(3) : 245-256.
5. Zakaria El-Khayat, Dina Abo El-Matty, Wafaa Rasheed, Jihan Hussein, Olfat Shaker And Jakleen Raafat (2013):
Role of cell membrane fatty acids in insulin sensitivity in diabetic rates treated with flaxseed oil. ; International
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , 5(2) : 146-151.
6. Maged Barakat, Zakareya Elkhayat, Naglaa Kholoussi, Hala Elnady, Manal Ismail, Jackleen Raafat (2010):
Monitoring treatment response of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia with certain molecular and biochemical
markers; Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology, 24(6):343-350
Served as a Sunday School Teacher for kids ages 5-10 for several years in Egypt.
Joined the Mej (Mouvement Eucharistique desJeunes ) which is a catholic social activity that builds the personality and gives a lot of experiences.
All certificates will be furnished upon request