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A total 395 premises
including 12 illegal pharmacies and 383 patent medicine stores have been sealed
by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN).
Their offences range
from operating without registration with the council, failure to renew premises
license, dispensing ethical products without the supervision of pharmacist and
poor sanitary conditions among others.
In the latest
enforcement exercises, officials of the regulatory agency visited 414 business
premises.
The council’s director
inspection and monitoring Anthonia Aruya disclosed that one arrest was also
made for breaking of seal which according to her is a criminal offence.
“Some of the premises
stored products in very dirty environments where the quality, safety and
efficacy of pharmaceutical products cannot be guaranteed thus, exposing the
public to serious danger. Others do not have the requisite knowledge or know
how to handle the highly ethical drugs in their facilities,” she said.
“The National Assembly
has given PCN a matching order to close down all illegal premises nationwide.
The Act of the National Assembly has given PCN added impetus to intensify
efforts at sensitizing the drug distribution chain. Furthermore, the Minister
of health recently directed the PCN to ensure that all warehouses and locations
where drugs are stored, sold, distributed or dispensed are registered with PCN.
One of the core mandates of the council s to ensure rational distribution and dispensing
of medicines that are safe, effective and of good quality to the public” Aruya
said.
She therefore advised
members of the public to purchase their medicines from licensed pharmacies and
simple household remedies from licensed patent and propriety medicines vendor
shops.
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