Six hundred and sixty-six illegal medicine shops in Kaduna state have been shut down by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN for operating illegally and violating National Drug Distribution Guidelines.
The enforcement exercise, which began earlier in the week, targeted open drug markets and other locations across the state, where medicines were being sold without proper registration and supervision.
Addressing a press conference after the end of the exercise in Kaduna, PCN Director of Enforcement, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi said the affected premises included forty-seven pharmacies, three hundred and thirteen patent medicine shops, and three hundred and six illegal medicine shops.
He added that medicine shops were sealed for offences ranging from the sale of medicines in the open drug market, operating without registration, poor documentation, poor storage facilities, and stocking of ethical products without the supervision of a pharmacist.
Esumobi warned that the PCN would not hesitate to take further action against erring medicine dealers, adding that the council would assist owners of sealed shops who were willing to comply with regulations.
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