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The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Wednesday, called for an urgent digital revolution in the country’s drug manufacturing industry, even as it raised the alarm that COVID-19 disruption has led to drug shortages, an inflow of illicit and adulterated drugs.
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ABUJA-CHAIRMAN of Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, PCN, Prof. Ahmed Mora, has said they need to look into the activities of pharmacy practitioners in the country was important given the lives of people involved.
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GOVERNMENT at various levels have been admonished on the need to bring on board community pharmacies for remote and community oversight on patients on self-isolation towards providing them with supplements that could aid their immune system to fight COVID-19.
Read More By Sola Ogundipe Pharmaceutical and other corporate healthcare organisations in Nigeria must outlive their founders in order to expand and become global entities. The Chairman and Chief Executive of St Racheal’s Pharma, Mr. Akinjide Adeosun who spoke in Lagos at the Quarter 1, 2020 “St Racheal’s Business for Life’ discourse organised by the company for
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The Lagos State Government says it has sealed 24 pharmacies and patent medicine stores in various parts of the state for illegal operation and operating beyond scope of pharmaceutical practice. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Abayomi said that the enforcement was part of
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A Jos-based Pharmacist, Mrs. Rotkang Okunlola, has advised consumers to always check the expiry date on drugs, beverages, packaged foods, and cosmetics, before purchase. Okunlola, who gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, observed that most people never cared to check expiry dates on items upon
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By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka The Director of Inspection and Monitoring in PCN, Mrs. Anthonia Aruya said in Awka that a total of 779 outlets were visited during the inspection exercise, comprising 191 pharmacies and 500 patent medicine shops, adding that the exercise was geared towards streamlining the drug distribution value chain to promote the
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Lawal Fadekemi September 25 is a day set aside to annually highlight the value of the pharmaceutical profession to stakeholders globally. This day was set aside in 2009 by The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), adopted at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences the same year. The year’s theme, “Safe and effective medicine for
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MC Chaz born Chiaz Ogbuh has been one of the success stories of Nigerians who distinguished themselves in showbiz. Once a high-flying pharmacist, he had abandoned his corporate career to become a full-time master of ceremonies and an actor. Looking back at his trajectory, he has no misgiving for his decision to embrace showbiz fulltime
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AS part of its resolve to obtain presidential assent to the Pharmacy Bill 2017, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, called out community pharmacy practitioners in the country to withdraw services for two hours and shut down their pharmacies on Monday 6th May, 2019 from 12 pm to 2pm.
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