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Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who  disclosed this on Thursday after reviewing the report of the recent monitoring, inspection and enforcement exercises carried out by the Taskforce, explained that the affected pharmacies and patent medicine stores were shut for contravening regulations guiding the operations of pharmacies and patent medicine stores, including indulging in illegal practices and failing to comply with regulatory standard.

The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi who  disclosed this on Tuesday while reviewing report of the monitoring, inspection and enforcement exercise carried out by the Task Force through the Pharmaceutical Inspectorate Unit (PIU) of the Pharmaceutical Services Directorate of the Ministry of Health, stated that the sealing of the affected pharmacies and patent medicine stores was in accordance with the provisions of Section C34 of the Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods Miscellaneous Provision Act of 1999.

Reacting to reports that the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria is set to inaugurate a ‘Codeine Control and Other Related Matters Working Group, Saraki stated on his personal Facebook and Twitter pages that it was encouraging to see the PCN take an active stance against the use and distribution of illegal substances.