Hard times await owners of patent medicine stores without license and evidence of registration with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, PCN, in Kwara State, as the state government has vowed to close their stores.
To this end, the state government has given such drug dealers till March 31 to obtain ‘valued licenses’ or risk their stores being closed down.
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The Director, Pharmaceutical Service, Kwara State Ministryof Health, Pharmacist Risikat Bolanle Lawal, who issued the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Ilorin, yesterday, described any patent drug dealer without a visible means of identification as operating an illegal outlet. Lawal expressed displeasure over the rising wave of the sale of illegal drugs at some of the major markets across the state and cautioned them to desist or face the full wrath of the law.
The director, who warned members of the public against patronising such outlets, also appealed to residents to assist the government with useful information on the activities of merchants of illegal drugs.
Earlier, the state representative, PCN, Bayode Emmanuel, had explained that this policy followed a report received from the House of Representatives on unethical practices by some drug dealers.
He, however, said: “serious sanctions must be meted out on any premises without full registration and up to date license because of the danger their operation poses to the people’s health and general well-being of the nation.
Source: Nigerian Pilot News
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