From Lateef Taiwo
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to immediately shut down
all unregistered outlets of pharmaceutical products including open drug shops to ensure that only prescribed drugs are
administered to patients by certified medical health personnel.
This was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved during plenary on Tuesday by Hon Adamu Gamawa.
While presenting his lead debate, the lawmaker noted that lack of a prescription policy on drug as well as indiscriminate sales by some pharmacists, patent medicine dealers, and street vendors as well as staff by unqualified personnel had leads to several health complications.
Consequently, the House said : it also aware that various empirical studies showed that Drug abuse is a significant facilitator of extremism
terrorism, violent crimes, and high school dropout, negatively affecting community health, security and stability,”
It urged the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria to as matter of urgency close all illegal outlets of pharmaceutical products including open drug markets and ensure that only prescribed drugs are
administered to patients by qualified health practitioners and sanction erring pharmaceutical outlets.
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