[FILES] A lady looks at hand sanitiser on a shelf at a pharmacy. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), yesterday, cautioned Edo people against patronising drugs sold in unregistered outlets, saying they were dangerous and their authenticity could not be guaranteed due to poor handling and other factors.
Registrar of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), Elijah Mohammed, gave the charge during inspection of Patent and Proprietary Medicines Vendors Shop (PPMVs) and pharmacies in Benin City, the state capital. x
He stressed that many operating unregistered outlets do not have the requisite knowledge to handle ethical medicines and substance abuse.