PCN Seals 471 Premises In Edo Over Pharmaceutical Regulatory Breaches

A full of 471 pharmaceutical premises person been sealed by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) crossed Edo State during a caller week-long enforcement exercise.

The crackdown targeted amerciable and substandard operations wrong the pharmaceutical assemblage and was portion of PCN’s ongoing efforts to sanitise medicine organisation and guarantee nationalist wellness and safety.

Speaking astatine a property league held astatine the PCN State Office successful Benin City connected Friday, the Council’s Head of Enforcement, Dr. Suleiman Chiroma, said the workout was carried retired successful Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha, Ovia North-East, Egor and Uhunmwonde Local Government Areas.

He said a full of 743 premises were inspected, comprising 196 pharmacies and 547 patent medicine stores during the exercise.

According to Chiroma, 471 premises were sealed for assorted offences including operating without valid licenses, non-compliance with registration renewal, unauthorised objective activities and the mishandling of controlled substances.

Among the sealed premises were 77 pharmacies, 174 patent medicine stores, and 220 unlicensed shops.

He added that 4 further premises were issued compliance directives, mandating them to close circumstantial infractions identified during inspections. One idiosyncratic was besides arrested for obstructing PCN officers during the enforcement operation.

He added that the PCN enforcement enactment was carried retired successful enactment with its statutory mandate nether the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Act No. 31 of 2022, which empowers the Council to modulate and power pharmacy education, training, and signifier successful each its forms crossed Nigeria.

“This targeted attack underscores the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria’s committedness to upholding the highest standards of pharmaceutical signifier and protecting nationalist health.

“Given the imaginable hazards associated with medicinal products, stringent regularisation is essential. To guarantee nationalist safety, it is imperative that unit handling medicines receives broad grooming to grip medicines safely and effectively,” helium said.

Chiroma said premises were to acquisition rigorous inspection, approval, and licensing, followed by continuous monitoring to guarantee compliance with information standards and regulations.