The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) enforcement team has shut down 751 medicine stores in Gombe State in a move to uphold standards and safeguard public health.
The Director of Enforcement, Mr. Stephen Esumobifsi, revealed this development to newsmen on Thursday in Gombe.
The shut outlets comprise 39 pharmacies, 128 patent medicine shops, and 584 illegal medicine shops, reflecting a widespread enforcement effort targeting various sectors of the pharmaceutical landscape.
Before the enforcement exercise, the PCN had engaged with relevant stakeholders, including medicine dealers in the Gombe open drug market, urging them to relocate to appropriate locations in compliance with regulations. However, the failure to heed these directives necessitated the enforcement actions undertaken by the council.