The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has shut a drug market along Douglas Road, Owerri, the Imo state capital for violating the regulations guiding handling of pharmaceutical products and sale of medicines.
Addresing a press conference in Owerri Friday, the director of inspection and monitoring of the council, Pharm. Anthonia Aruya, disclosed that nine arrests were made during the enforcement exercise of the council which started in the state since June 29, 2020.
Aruya disclosed that apart from those that were sealed off, ten pharmacies and one patent medicine shop were issued with compliance directives for poor handling of controlled drugs as well as sale and dispensing of ethical drugs without supervision of the pharmacists.
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