The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA said it will partner Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers, NAPPMED to stem the selling of controlled drugs over the counter.
The Public Relations Officer of NDLEA, Anambra State Command, Mr. Charles Odigie made the revelation on ABS sensitization programme, NDLEA and You.
Mr. Odigie explained that the partnership will help the Agency and the organizations to ensure more regulation in the sale of controlled drugs.
He described as dangerous the practice by some pharmaceutical and patent medicine stores, who sell controlled drugs to the members of the public without a doctor’s prescription leading to the continuous rise of abuse and misuse of such drugs.
The NDLEA image maker called on regulatory agencies to increase the monitoring of their members to ensure more obedience to the laid down procedures, rules and regulations in the standard practice of dispensing drugs.
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