27 Illegal Pharmacies and Patent Medicine Stores shut down in Lagos

Lagos State Government has shut down 27 unregistered pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Ojo Local Government Area of the State, The Nation reports.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga who revealed this Monday in Alausa said it was geared towards riding the State of fake drugs and illegal drug shops.
He said the raid on the illegal pharmacies was carried out by the State Task force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods whose members include; representatives of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria (PCN),
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Federal Taskforce on fake drugs and Officers of the State Rapid Respond Squad (RRS).
They were sealed off for various offences  including engagement of quacks to man community pharmacies and operating beyond scope by licensed patent medicine shops through sale of ethical products and dispensing drugs to unsuspecting citizens.
Other offenses are the illegal operation of unregistered premises, displaying and storing drugs in unconducive environments which compromise the potency and integrity of the drugs products rendering them ineffective.