Pharmacists lament police harassment in Lagos

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The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Lagos chapter, has raised the alarm over the harassment its members face in the hands of police operatives in the state.

The Chairman of the association in Lagos, Olabanji Obideyi, at the annual general meeting of the association said police officers who were expected to deal with criminal activities in the state were now busy going round pharmaceutical stores in Lagos to his members.

He said, “Two years ago when codeine cough syrup was banned, this issue came up, police officers were going around pharmacies, set traps for pharmacists; they will send someone to go and buy the drug, once you attempt to sell it, they will come for you. Police don’t have the right to enter pharmaceutical stores for regulatory activities such as checking expired drugs, checking the authenticity of drugs.

“They don’t have that right because they don’t know the conditions to stocking the drugs, they don’t know whether NAFDAC gave an exception. When a drug expires, do they know about how it should be handled?”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

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For what? With so much work out there to do. When did the job of nafdac become there's

The PoliceNG is everything wrong about Nigeria. That organisation should be disbanded because rogues are in its employment

Police! Pharmacists! I still cant understand how and where their two distinct and separate courses crossed.

Police and harassment 🤞🏼

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