The subject of drug abuse among the teeming youths in Nigeria has generated heated debate in recent times. Like a thunderbolt, it has attracted interest from different groups, organizations, individuals, government ministries, and agencies, including…

Until the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) Board is constituted, enforcement of disciplinary action on erring pharmacists may be a utopian concept, as the society has got no power to implement disciplinary action without the…

he National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down all the product lines of the three pharmaceutical firms being investigated for illegal distribution of codeine-containing cough syrup. The NAFDAC Director…

The minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewale has said that Nigeria emerged 7th amongst the high TB burden countries globally and second in Africa, which has further underscored the need for concerted efforts towards the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has in collaboration with the World Bank Group launched the “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board”, a mechanism that will regularly monitor and report preparedness level to tackle all health emergencies globally.…

A group of medical doctors has launched a mobile app aimed at reducing patient-waiting time in Nigerian hospitals. Patients in public hospitals in the country spend an average of two hours before they are attended to…

To stem the rise in antibiotic resistance, researchers recommend that people only take the drugs after they are diagnosed with a bacterial infection. But a trial involving nearly 200,000 children in Niger, Tanzania and Malawi…

Worried that local manufacturers produce only 20 to 30 per cent of the nation’s drug needs, the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria…