Speaking on the state of pharmacy practice in Nigeria during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of PSN-Lagos, chairman of the branch, Pharm. Gbenga Olubowale, also expressed the disappointment of his members over the aborted plan to kick-start the National Drug Distribution Guidelines (NDDGs) which was expected to sanitise the nation’s drug distribution system.
The plan could not be implemented as earlier scheduled due to disagreement among stakeholders.
“This and other issues necessitate the pragmatic intervention of the PCN registrar, as there is no gainsaying the fact that the environment as presently obtains is not very conducive for practice in the land. Our colleagues are still yearning for the much promised change in the administration of pharmacy practice in our land as promised by the registrar on assumption of office over a year ago”, Olubowale said
He also lamented the adverse effects of the absence of a governing council for the PCN, following the dissolution of the former council alongside other agencies and parastatals by the federal government, stating that this had brought setback to the practice, as there were several pending issues awaiting the ratification of the council.