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The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has urged government-owned health facilities across the country to reactivate small-scale drug manufacturing in their pharmacies. According to the PCN, Nigeria’s public hospitals should go beyond…

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed about 321 premises in Bayelsa for varying noticeable infractions, including a sale of medicines without following due process. Bayelsa is the 28th state the council is carrying out the…

The Federal Ministry of Health has recalled 2.4 million bottles of cough syrup containing codeine after a recent audit of the substance carried out by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). According to a…

The Federal Government has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough syrup preparations to check substance abuse among Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made the…