Daily Post Nigeria World Pharmacists Day: PSN calls for joint effort to tackle quacks, fake drugs Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Health World Pharmacists Day: PSN calls for joint effort to tackle quacks, fake drugs Published on September 25, 2024 By Gift Oba In commemoration of the 2024 World Pharmacists Day, the Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called for collaboration with government at all levels to fight against quacks and sales of fake drugs across the country. The Ogun State chairman of the association , Adewale Adenugba, made the call in an interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday, warning that that quacks who do not cease their nefarious activities will face the wrath of the law. Adenugba lamented that charlatans have taken over the selling of medications and are operating unlicensed pharmacies in various towns and markets, including Kuto in Abeokuta and Oke-Aje in Ijebu-Ode.
Citing Kano’s major market as an example, he stated that the Council is doing all it can to close outlets where fake drugs and unregistered pharmacies operate. He vowed that Ogun will not be left out. Adenugba said, “We have so many challenges and we are doing our best to battle them.
We have so many quacks in our profession, road side medicine sellers, fake pharmacists in town and recently NAFDAC went somewhere in Lagos and saw someone producing chloroquine and other drugs. “This is of great challenge to the populace so we are doing our best in collaboration with NA.