NAFDAC seizes expired drugs worth N15m in Jos
By Agency The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday seized expired pharmaceutical products worth N15 million from a pharmacy in […]
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Sokoto distributes treated mosquito nets, drugs to IDP camps
By Our Reporters Animasahun Salman, Sokoto Sokoto State government has commenced the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and antimalarial drugs at Internally Displaced Persons camps […]
I got addicted to drugs for song inspiration – Phenom
Hip-hop artist, Topa Onimowo aka Phenom, has recounted how he got addicted to illegal substances as a growing artist in the music industry. He said […]
Taking drugs without water dangerous, may damage oesophagus – Pharmacist warns
Angela Onwuzoo A community pharmacist, Dr. Samuel Adekola says it is very dangerous to take medications, particularly capsules without water, warning that doing so can […]
Combining supplements with prescription drugs may cause treatment failure – Experts
Angela Onwuzoo Pharmacists and physicians have said it is dangerous to indiscriminately take prescription drugs alongside dietary supplements without seeking advice or counselling from qualified […]
Nigerian pharmacists lament scarcity of ‘widely used’ GSK drugs
Pharmacists have lamented the scarcity of drugs produced by GlaxoSmithKline in Nigeria. They attributed the unavailability to supply chain shortage, scarcity of forex and the […]
Professional coalition condemns scarcity of GSK essential drugs
Concerned shareholders, local drug distributors and other stakeholders have appealed to the Nigerian and UK Governments to protect Nigerian patients following the scarcity of essential […]
NAFDAC arrests manufacturer of illegal herbal drugs in Ibadan
Gabriel Oshokha The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested the producer of illegal herbal products in Ibadan, the Oyo State […]
NDLEA nabs Edo cripple selling drugs in wheelchair
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a cripple who specialises in selling drugs in a wheelchair in Edo State. It also arrested an […]
Stakeholders task firms on patent right for HIV, hepatitis drugs
Stakeholders have called for an open license for the generic production of HIV and hepatitis C drugs to allow low and middle-income countries access to […]