Stakeholders have called for urgent action to revamp Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industries, to bring under control the escalating medicine prices and accessibility challenges. They made the call on Wednesday during a webinar hosted by TheCable Newspaper Limited to mark its 10th anniversary. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, who delivered a […] The post Stakeholders Chart Path to Revamp Pharma Industry appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

The Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, of the University of Lagos, is set to hold its maiden seminar series and also commission the MedAfrica GMP Laboratory by 28 May, 2024. The event will be held at the Old Great Hall of the institution witn the theme: “Academia/industry collaboration: A case for purpose driven research […] The post UNILAG’s Dept of Pharmaceutics & Pharm. Tech to Hold Maiden Seminar appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

Pharm.(Chief) Bioku Rahamon Jimoh,CEO of Bioraj Pharmaceuticals Limited in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Board for the University of Ibadan's Centre for Drug Discovery, Development, and Production (CDDDP). His appointment was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale and will begin once the board is inaugurated. The Kishi-born […] The post UI’s Centre for Drug Discovery Appoints Bioku Jimoh as Board Chairman appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

  The leadership of the Plateau State Chapter of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has successfully held its maiden conference with the theme: Professionalism and business survival in a challenging economy. The event, which took place from 17 to 19 April, 2024 was borne out of the dream and visionary leadership of […] The post Plateau ACPN Holds Maiden Conference appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

  Over 200 vulnerable persons have received free malaria treatment in Bode-Saadu, in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, during a medical outreach organised by the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Kwara State Branch. The association’s Chairperson in Kwara, Pharm. (Mrs) Munirat Bello, made this known on Monday, noting that the treatment […] The post Kwara ACPN Offers Free Malaria Treatment to Over 200 Indigents appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

The Yobe Ministry of Health has advised the people of the state on the recent increase in environmental temperature. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Gana, advised residents to take precautions against the temperatures, which could reach 45 degrees Celsius. “The extreme heat condition can exacerbate health problems. “Normal body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius. […] The post Heat Wave: Yobe Govt Issues Fresh Advisory to Citizens appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

  A Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Ogugua Osi-Ogbu, has cautioned Nigerians to stop discriminating against the elderly, stressing that they need all the care and attention they can get. The medical practitioner made this statement while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria at an event organized for the […] The post Stop Discriminating against Elderly Nigerians, Geriatrician Warns appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

  Enrollees with the National Health Insurance Scheme have called for improved services and stress-free services, noting that they go through cumbersome measures to access health care. The enrolees, who are in the FCT, expressed their concerns in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday, stressing that effort should be […] The post Health Insurance Enrollees Seek Improved Services appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has responded to the investigative report that implicated Nestle, the largest global consumer goods company, saying the mentioned Nido, a follow-up milk formula for infants aged one and above, is not registered in Nigeria, not known to the agency and not in circulation […] The post Nestle’s Infant Milk with Added Sugar not in Nigeria, Says NAFDAC appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more

– As CPAN Holds 2nd Int’l Conference in Lagos For clinical pharmacy practice to attain the desired height of being the gateway to sustainable healthcare in Nigeria, clinical pharmacists in the country have the responsibility of acquiring relevant knowledge and skills to demonstrate their proficiency in bridging the gap between medical science and patient care, […] The post Adelusi-Adeluyi, Pounds, Ogunyemi Charge Clinical Pharmacists on improved Knowledge, Skills appeared first on Pharmanewsonline ..read more