Sowmya Lakkireddy – Pharmacovigilance Portfolio

Sowmya Lakkireddy – Pharmacovigilance Portfolio

PV / Drug Safety Fresher | M.Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics), 2025
📍 India
📩 Email: lakkireddysowmya2000@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sowmyalakkireddy
🌐 Blog: https://pvlearninghub.blogspot.com/

About Me

I am an M.Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) postgraduate and a Pharmacovigilance (PV) fresher with hands-on practice in ICSR case processing, narrative writing, seriousness assessment, and follow-up query drafting. I created a simulated ICSR portfolio (SIM-001 to SIM-020) covering non-serious, serious, and special situation scenarios to strengthen my practical PV knowledge. I am actively seeking Entry-Level Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety Associate roles (Fresher) where I can contribute to patient safety and high-quality safety reporting.

Key PV Skills

  • ICSR Case Processing
  • Case Triage & Validity (4 Minimum Criteria)
  • AE/ADR, SAE & Seriousness Assessment
  • Narrative Writing
  • Follow-up Query Drafting
  • Causality Assessment (WHO-UMC, Naranjo)
  • MedDRA (Basic Awareness)
  • Special Situations (Medication Error, Off-label Use, Overdose, Pregnancy Exposure)
  • ICH E2A–E2F & GVP (Awareness)
  • MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint

Portfolio Highlights

  • Completed 20 simulated ICSR cases (SIM-001 to SIM-020), including non-serious, serious, and special situations
  • Practiced case triage/validity, seriousness assessment, narrative writing, and follow-up drafting
  • Maintained an Excel tracker for case documentation and follow-up requirements

PV Simulated ICSR Portfolio (SIM-001 to SIM-020)

🔗 View Full Portfolio (Notion): My PV Portfolio
🔗 PV Simulated Cases Tracker (SIM-001 to SIM-020): View Simulated ICSR Cases (SIM-001 to SIM-020)

⭐ Sample ICSR Case Reports (PDF)

Contact

  • 📩 Resume available on request (Email/LinkedIn). Please connect via Email or LinkedIn.
  • |📩 Email | 🔗 LinkedIn 


Thank you for visiting my portfolio. I am open to entry-level Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety roles and internships. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn.

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