Lagos State Government Reveals Why 24 Pharmacies and Patent Medicine Stores Was Sealed
Lagos State Government Reveals Why 24 Pharmacies and Patent Medicine Stores Was Sealed
Lagos State Government stated that it has sealed 24 pharmacies and patent
medicine stores in various parts of the state for illegal operation and
operating beyond scope of pharmaceutical practice.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, December 11th in Lagos saying the enforcement was part of the mandates of the Pharmaceutical Inspectorate Unit (PIU) of the ministry to end the ugly trend of unqualified personnel handling drugs.
He said that the affected pharmacies and patent medicine shops were sealed
for operating without licence; engaging unqualified persons to man and dispense
drugs to unsuspecting citizens and operating beyond ...