No fewer than 373 pharmacies and patent drug stores have been sealed by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria in Ogun State for various offences. The Director, Inspection and Monitoring of PCN, Mrs Anthonia Aruya, revealed this on Friday in Abeokuta, while briefing journalists about the activities of the council. She said 15 pharmacies and 358 patent drug stores were affected, while giving the breakdown. She said their offences ranged from operating without registration with the council, failure to renew premises licence, dispensing ethical products without the supervision of a pharmacist, and poor sanitary conditions among others. Aruya said the action became necessary to save the public from purchasing drugs from unregistered outlets. She said, “The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria cannot guarantee that such drugs retain same integrity as specified by the manufacturers since they have not submitted to regulation that ensures maintenance of minimum standards for ...
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