Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 577 premises of drugs stores in Anambra State during its monitoring and inspection visit to the state.
This was disclosed by the director, Inspection and monitoring of PCN, Mrs. Anthonia Aruya on Saturday while briefing journalists in Awka on the activities of the agency to sanitise and streamline drugs distribution value-chain and to promote the provision of safe, effective and quality medicine distribution along registered and licensed premises.
She said the drug stores were sealed for various offences ranging from poor handling of controlled substance, sales and dispensation of ethical and prescription drugs without the supervision of pharmacists, unhygienic environment and poor documentations among others.
According to her, 96 pharmacies were affected while the remaining are patent medicine stores.
She urged the general public to be wary of where they buy their drugs in the country, advising that for any person to buy drugs he should make sure that qualified pharmacists are there to render the necessary services.
