Nigerian pharmacists say they do not stock the Lassa fever drug of choice, Ribavirin, because it is not a medication for the treatment of “typical day-to-day ailments.
”The pharmacists and operators of pharmaceutical outlets disclosed this toas Nigeria continues to fight the haemorrhagic fever that has continued to spread throughout the nation.
“We don’t usually stock such drugs. The reason is obvious. They are often used for haemorrhagic fevers, which are not a day-to-day occurrence except in cases of outbreaks,” she said. “You are left with the option of leaving the products in the warehouse for another one or two years in anticipation of another outbreak, which may not occur.
He noted that even if any pharmaceutical company ventures to bring Ribavirin into the country, there is the hurdle of securing the permit from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, which may or may not be granted. On why the average local pharmaceutical companies find it difficult to manufacture drugs like Ribavirin and market them on a large scale, Umanze remarked that the number of patients that would patronise it is minute.
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