PCN seals 505 illegal drug premises in Cross River

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has reportedly sealed 505 amerciable and non-compliant cause premises successful Cross River State, saying astir fractional of each shops inspected were operating extracurricular the council’s regulatory framework.

The assembly disclosed this portion briefing journalists on Friday in Calabar, saying a four-day enforcement workout crossed 10 section authorities areas inspected 602 premises and recovered that 48.3 per cent were operating illegally, a fig it described arsenic a decimal show of regularisation successful the state.

The Registrar of the council, Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, represented by Dr Suleiman Chiroma, said the workout uncovered 291 amerciable outlets, each of which were sealed connected the spot, alongside 54 pharmacies and 160 patent medicine stores recovered to beryllium successful breach of regulatory requirements.

He said, “In the inspection exercise, we uncovered 291 amerciable outlets. All of them were wholly sealed connected the spot, on with 54 pharmacies and 160 patent medicine stores recovered successful breach of regulations and constitution guidelines.”

“The caller lawsuit of Mrs Ezea Asidora Kamchekwube, who ran 2 unlicensed shops successful Calabar and was precocious sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment by the...