Pharmacists Council seals off 301 pharmacies, patent medicine shops in Abia

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, (PCN) said it had sealed off 301 premises of pharmacy and patent medicine stores in Abia.

Briefing the press late Thursday, the Registrar, Elijah Mohammed, disclosed that the figure included 14 pharmacy shops and 287 patent medicine shops.

Represented by Stephen Esumobi, Director, Enforcement, Mohammed said their offences included non-registration with the council, sale of “ethical medicines without the supervision of a pharmacist, poor documentation, poor storage conditions and unauthorised sale of substances of abuse, among others.”

The Registrar said only one of a total 394 premises, made up of 44 premises and 350 patent medicine shops visited “was issued compliance directive.”

“Many of them are not registered with the council, while some that are registered operate above their scope,” he lamented.

In order to address these challenges he said, the council had stepped up enforcement activities across the country, including on “the proliferation of illegal medicine stores.”

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