The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 397 premises in Oyo State during enforcement operations aimed at ensuring compliance with prescribed pharmaceutical standards.
The sealed premises included 60 pharmacies, 81 patent medicine stores, and 256 illegal outlets, while five compliance directives were issued.
Head of Department, Enforcement, Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, Dr Suleiman Chiroma, made this known on Thursday during a press conference on the enforcement exercise held at the PCN Zonal office in Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to him, the enforcement exercise, which began on Monday, seeks to verify that facilities and personnel within the medicine distribution system comply with all legislative and regulatory requirements, adding that the exercise had uncovered several premises unlawfully storing and dispensing medicines beyond their legal scope.
“This constitutes a breach with immediate public safety implications, including but not limited to potential poisoning, drug abuse and addiction epidemics, and compromise of the integrity of the national drug distribution system,” Chiroma said.
