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| Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Nobody: 7:07pm On Jul 06, 2011 |
IN its reinvigorated war against the distribution of medicines in open markets and unlicensed premises and persons, the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed off over 200 premises and shops at Cemetery Market and New Market both in Aba, Abia State. The Council also urged the state Police Command to prevent the owners of the sealed premises from continuing their illegal trade therein. The closure of the shop followed the swoop on the two markets on Tuesday by the PCN Inspection Team led by the state Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Chairman, Emeka Ogbonna. Ogbonna, while addressing journalists on Wednesday, said the sealing of the shops was in accordance with the laws of the country and for the benefit of the public. He added: "The premises/shops in these two markets are now sealed, medicines are not allowed to be sold in them again. The PCN hereby calls on the Abia State Police Command to maintain surveillance in these premises and arrest any person found contravening the law there". The PSN chief urged pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria to stop their representatives from selling or distributing their products through unlicensed persons and unlicensed premises. . He said doctors should prevail on their patients to procure their prescriptions only from or through registered, licensed persons or premises just as he solicited the support of all and sundry for the success of the PCN set to dismantle all illegal and unlicensed medicine shops or premises that "have become safe havens for medicine fakers and places where fake and counterfeit medicines are sold to the people". http://www.nigerianews24.com/articles/council-seals-200-medicine-shops-in-abia-guardian-nigerian-bulletin |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by bashr4: 1:22am On Jul 07, 2011 |
good ,drugs should only be purchased by registered pharmacist and not just any store,i hope all other states are watching and do the same thing in their states.the next step people will have to provide doctors prescription before they can purchase drugs that way we avoid drug abuse,resistance and can easily trace fake or un licensed drugs. maybe orji can score a cheap point with this one  |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by aljharem3: 1:33am On Jul 07, 2011 |
bashr4: rightly said, good one abia people God Bless abia state and Nigeria |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by owobokiri(m): 2:57am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Here we go again. The military mentality. Were these markets not closed by Dora sometime in the past? You just wake up, recruit the police and enter a market and close all the shops in sight. No planning, no attempt to give the owners enough time to find something else to do. This is Aba. Unemployment will only lead to kidnappings again. I hope we have enough registered pharmacists in Nigeria with enough well stocked outlets to serve the general public. The pharmacists contineu to do everything to control these outlets but they dont seem prepared to feel the vacuum that will be created if all "chemist shops" are closed in a go. It is good to have trained hands dispensing drugs, but the wider availability of drugs especially in the rural areas should not be overlooked. There maybe a need to licence other trained health workers to help and I dont know if they PCN is constitutionaly capable of "closing peoples shops" at the drop of a hat. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Patnoble: 9:06am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Well,i dont know what to say because i have relatives that is engaged to the business but what they should know is that people use this business as a source of income to feed there family,will they provide them with new job  ?? |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by chino11(m): 9:21am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Abia state is nothing more than garbage sites .They should close all the shop in abia state because they are death chemists shop. The last I pass thru Aba was when I knew that federal gov should declare aba a disaster and failed state in Nigeria, there is no government presence in that slum called abia state. Its really a disgraceful state in the SE. Infact we can dash abia state to SS or the North to save us from this embarrasment |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by ponke: 9:27am On Jul 07, 2011 |
the measure taking by council is a good one because human life will be expose to such drugs which are fake one,inrespect to that human life can not be quantify.other state should emulate the proceess |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by kindla(f): 9:47am On Jul 07, 2011 |
ponke: |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Geomel: 10:07am On Jul 07, 2011 |
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| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by reindeer: 10:16am On Jul 07, 2011 |
This is very good news! Well done pharmacists! Now if only the MDCN will hunt down all the quacks killing people in NIgeria, Life expectancy may just improve. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Goldenmeda(m): 10:22am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Na wa ooooo pple wicked, y is man so unkind to each other, may God help us . |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by member479760: 10:38am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Igbo made na today! |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Nobody: 10:50am On Jul 07, 2011 |
yibbo are so wicked |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Igosun: 11:02am On Jul 07, 2011 |
That's a good step. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by multibabe(f): 11:04am On Jul 07, 2011 |
this is a very good step to checkmate the sales of fake and expired drugs |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by vaLasce(m): 11:07am On Jul 07, 2011 |
fantastic! onitsha's nxt. nice move by PCN! |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by cvibe: 11:15am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Nice move by PCN. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by tunyus(m): 11:53am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Very sad thins like dis only happen in the IBOLANB, they re so wicked and heartless all in the name of making money, an average ibo man dont mind killing his Mother to make money, little time now dey will come here saying that lagos belong to all and no more yorubaland, awon idiot. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by DeepSoul(f): 12:00pm On Jul 07, 2011 |
Very commendable! Too many cases of self-medication! But then, they should also consider the fact that most Nigerians have little or no access to quality healthcare. Even those with access are too poor to afford it - hence self-medication. They should follow this up with an improved healthcare system |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by asscend: 12:10pm On Jul 07, 2011 |
owobokiri: Nice points raised, |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by MaiSuya(m): 12:55pm On Jul 07, 2011 |
reindeer: You mind them. While other councils are looking out for the welfare of their professionals by engaging in acts that protect their interests, MCDN's only concern is collecting registration/licensing fee.  The other day The medical Lab Council was at my facility and threatened to shut the lab down unless a registered lab scientist, and not a technician as was the case, was employed to care for the lab. \\ kudos to them |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by badpeople: 2:25pm On Jul 07, 2011 |
Nairalanders, wake up!!!!!!!!!! where is NAFADC of today, the DG is inactive, start blaming NAFDAC now!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by BeautfulB(f): 3:02pm On Jul 07, 2011 |
thats a good one, PCN should keep it up grate PAN SITE. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by chino11(m): 4:21pm On Jul 07, 2011 |
vaLasce: Onitsha is already cleaned up with standardized drug operational system. Again its not about Igboland, its about Abia state, they are the problem in the SE, they bring alot of bad names to us. Infact we can dash you guys for penny this good for nothing state called abia. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Leonoel202(m): 8:40am On Jul 08, 2011 |
Abia state really need prayers, they kill people with fake drugs and they are the not good at delivering quality service |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by vislabraye(m): 4:24pm On Jul 08, 2011 |
Don't know if the shop sells fake drugs. But if genuine well, they should be allowed to. But you may not blame them because there are certain guys who love money so much that they dont mind endangering the lives of fellow mankind. We know Aba has its good sides and bad sides. They are good imitators. But the issue here should be whether the drugs sold are fake or genuine. |
| Re: Council Seals 200 Medicine Shops In Abia by Gbenge77(m): 4:31pm On Jul 09, 2011 |
I wonder if the menace of fake drugs can be eradicated in Nigeria. |
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