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In order to sanitise the health sector, particularly in the area of drug prescription, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called for the establishment of the National Prescription Policy for the country. National Chairman of ACPN who made the call in a letter to the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa reasoned that a situation where both healthcare professionals and charlatans in the country are prescribing and dispensing medicines doesn’t augur well for consumers of health.

The letter titled ‘ A National Prescription Policy for Nigeria’, was signed by the National Chairman of ACPN, Wale Oladigbolu and the National Secretary of the association, Omokhafe Ashore. Highlighting why the prescription Policy should be in place, the duo said, “It is globally accepted that drug use constitutes a significant aspect of health care and that the handling of drugs in all its ramifications, particularly the production, distribution, prescription and dispensing of drugs could have a positive or negative impact on the health care delivery system and the health of the population. “This explains why countries are expected to pay due emphasis on drug use in their respective countries.



” Similarly, they noted that the prescribing and dispensing of medicines are regulated by laws of the Federal Government, especially the PPA Cap 535 LFN 1990 and the PCN Act 2022. According to Oladigbolu and Ashore, some efforts made by the Federal Government as reg.

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