The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) sealed off more than 25,000 illegal pharmacy premises throughout the country in the last eight years.
The outgoing registrar and chief executive officer of the council, Dr Elijah Mohamed disclosed this at the presentation of report of his stewardship in Abuja yesterday.
Mohamed said the premises were sealed off because of their engagement in unacceptable practices, ranging from poor documentation, poor hygienic environment, and non-regularisation of papers to inappropriate and unethical behaviour.
He noted that prior to his appointment in 2014, there were 17 pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences faculties in Nigeria.
Within eight years of his administration, Mohamed said the number of faculties increased to 30.
“Following my appointment as the registrar of PCN in June 12, 2014, I came up with a vision for my administration to work with council members, stakeholders and staff of PCN and put in place a pharmacy practice that is generational in thought, actions and deeds and ultimately promote the tenets of the profession to meet the needs of the patient,” he added.
Also speaking, the chairman of PCN, Prof. Ahmed Mora, thanked the outgoing registrar for putting together the scorecard, saying his efforts in mobilising development partners to support the activities of the council made the difference.
Mora who described Mohammed as a “very lucky person” added: “One of the many things that Mohammed excelled as registrar is his relationship with development partners.
“The capacity building programmes initiated by these partners have been wonderful.
Indeed, the development partners were to some extent deeply immersed in the implementation of the mandates of the registry.”
