Over 100 medicine stores have been shut down by the Pharmaceutical Inspectorate committee (PIC) in Kogi State. The Kogi State Vice Chairman of PIC Dr Lawal Muhammed Omuya disclosed this on Monday in a statement to mark this year World Pharmacist Day with the theme “Pharmacists Strengthening the Health System”.Continue Reading
Comptroller Bello Jibo, displaying the tramadol concealed inside diapers in Seme. Suspected tramadol concealed inside diapers. By Raji Rasak Badagry (Lagos State):. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, says it has intercepted some items suspected to be tramadol capsules concealed with packaged jumbo size adult diapers in a container.Continue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: The Enugu State Government says it has commenced massive sensitisation and awareness of the residents of the state on the numerous benefits in actively participating in vaccination. Dr George Ugwu, the Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), disclosed this at a pressContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: The Enugu State Government has urged journalists and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to sustain current advocacy against industrial Trans-Fat Acids (TFAs) oils to check the spate of cardiovascular diseases. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, gave the task in an address at the JournalismContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Abuja: The Conservator General (CG), National Parks Service (NPS), Dr Ibrahim Goni on Thursday says parks across Nigeria have enough plants for pharmaceutical products research. Goni spoke in Abuja while receiving a six-man delegation from the Environment Media Correspondents Association of Nigeria (EMCAN) on a courtesy visitContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris Kano: A forum organised by the FAO has urged farmers and food processors to beware of treating agricultural produce with methods that could hamper safety. In a communiqué issued at the end of a two-day workshop in Kano participants noted that food safety “is an essentialContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Abuja:. Some African Drug and Food regulatory agencies are currently in Abuja brainstorming on how to have a single database of information on drug and food regulations on Africa continent. The event, which kick-started on Monday, was organized by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Abuja: The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) said that its Koviron produced at the advent of COVID-19 has high potency in the management of the virus and other upper tract respiratory infections. Dr Samuel Etatuvie, Director-General of the agency said this on Friday in anContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews By Aderogba George Abuja:. A cross-section of Abuja residents have expressed different views over expiry date, date of manufacture and Best Before (BB) inscribed on packaged food products, drugs, cosmetics, among others. While some say they check such information before they buy, some say they dont, as they justContinue Reading
