The Registrar, PCN, Pharmacist Elijah Mohammed has said that a total of 499 premises made up of 30 Pharmacies...
The Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria , Pharmacist Elijah Mohammed has said that a total of 499 premises made up of 30 Pharmacies and 469 Patent Medicine Shops have been sealed in Kwara state by PCN for various professional misconduct.
Pharm. Esumobi, said” PCN enforcement team has been in Kwara state since the beginning of this week. The aim of the enforcement exercise is to ensure that all premises where medicines are sold are registered, having fulfilled conditions with respect to location, storage facilities, environment, documentation, and personnel.According to him, “At the end of the enforcement exercise, a total of 687 premises comprising 98 pharmacies and 589 Patent Medicine shops were visited.
Pharm. Esumobi, also said that one of the identified weaknesses in the drug distribution chain was the proliferation of illegal medicine shops which has become worse since the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Esumobi added,”Furthermore, these illegal outlets do not have Pharmacists to handle ethical medicines in their premises. This has contributed immensely to the irrational dispensing of medicines resulting in treatment failures and untoward effects on patients and other unsuspecting members of the public who patronize them.
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