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Coronavirus: Pharmacists Condemn Alleged Hijack Of Drug Distribution In Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Edo State chapter, yesterday, decried the drug distribution system in Nigeria saying it has been hijacked by money bags and individuals in the country instead of allowing it to be run by professionals. The state chairman of the association,

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Pharmacists demand closure of open drug markets to check drug abuse

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2018 0

As part of efforts to check the increasing cases of drug abuse in the country, especially among youths, pharmacists under the aegis of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) Lagos State Branch,have called on the federal government to close down all open drug markets in the country. They say the closure had become necessary […]

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Nigerian Pharmacists slams FG for banning the use of codeine

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), has said the ban on importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations was not an outright solution to solving the problem of drug abuse in the country. Dr. Albert Kelong Alkali, National Chairman of the ACPN, who called for a holistic approach in tackling […]

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Shops In Enugu Pharmacists Council Seal Off 264 illegal Drug

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2017 0

About 264 pharmacy shops comprising 52 pharmacies and 212 patent medicine stores were sealed in Enugu by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) at the weekend for offences such as illegal operations, poor sanitary conditions and dispensing products without the supervision of pharmacists. Briefing newsmen after the exercise that took the enforcement team of the […]