Only Pharmacists Council Of Nigeria (PCN) Can Seal A Patent Medicine Store
Patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMV)popularly known as chemists are the most distributed supply of healthcare services in Nigeria. They can be found in almost every village and city. They are concentrated in villages where the services of community pharmacy are not easily accessible. Read Also : Services Patent Medicine Vendors (Chemists) Should Not Render PPMV are regulated by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN). Every ppmv must be registered with PCN before it can begin operations. And every PPMV must continually adhere to regulation as they are modified every time. PCN regulation of PPMV In addition to the licencing or registration, PCN have the mandate to monitor the activities of PPMV. They do this by going around periodically. Any PPMV that fails to keep to the regulation can be worn or sealed. They can only unseal it by doing the right thing and lifting the seal by visiting PCN. Pharmaceutical Inspectors The pharmaceutical Inspectors are a group of individual...
