The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has shut down 666 illegal medicine shops in Kaduna State for operating illegally and violating National Drug Distribution Guidelines.
The enforcement exercise, which began earlier in the week, targeted open drug markets and other locations across the state, where medicines were being sold without proper registration and supervision.
The move aims to ensure the safe and effective distribution of medicines, protect public health, and prevent the sale of harmful substances in the state.
Addressing a press conference after the end of the exercise in Kaduna on Thursday, PCN Director of Enforcement, Pharm. Stephen Esumobi said the affected premises included 47 pharmacies, 313 patent medicine shops, and 306 illegal medicine shops.
Esumobi noted that the PCN team visited 895 premises during the exercise, issuing 9 compliance directives to owners of…