The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) says Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry could grow five times bigger and reach \$10 billion in value within the next five years. This is because local manufacturers and investors are putting millions of dollars into making key drug ingredients known as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).
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The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has strongly rejected any plan to place the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) under a new central health regulatory body.
The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ezeh Igwekamma, has expressed deep concern about the return of fake drugs in Nigeria. He said that more than half of the medicines being sold in the country today are either fake or of poor quality.
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a group of community pharmacists raised concern about what they called a “silent but dangerous epidemic” affecting young people and threatening the country’s peace.
In a bid to ensure unhindered access to medication, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) and Moniepoint Inc.,, a financial institution, are partnering to empower pharmacists with innovative payment solutions and capital.
Pharmacists in Nigeria under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) say they are considering legal action to enforce the implementation of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act as amended and the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) Act 2022.