Pharmaceutical producers and importers has been directed to cease supplying medical merchandise to patent medicines sellers in Niger Avenue and Sabon Gari Market, Kano State.
This follows the judgment of the Federal Excessive Courtroom on Friday, which ordered the drugs retailers to right away vacate the Sabon Gari Market and relocate to the coordinated Wholesale Centre in Dangwauro, Kano State.
Members of the Nigerian Affiliation of Patent Proprietary Drugs Sellers, had approached the courtroom asking it to cease their forceful relocation from their registered enterprise premises in Sabon Gari, to the brand new location towards their want.
Nonetheless, delivering judgment within the case, Justice Simon Amobeda held that the swimsuit was missing in benefit and the plaintiffs haven’t any locus standi to problem the relocation order by the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, a physique empowered to manage their enterprise.
In a joint assertion by the Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management and PCN, the rationale behind the directive was to stop distribution of substandard and falsified medicines within the state.
“ NAFDAC and PCN warn producers, importers, medical representatives and all distributors to from this very second stop supplying prescription drugs, medical units, and different regulated pharmaceutical merchandise to amenities, corporations in Niger Avenue, Sabon Gari Market, or else the place outdoors the Coordinated Wholesale Centre in Dangwauro, Kano,” the assertion learn partially.
They nevertheless warned that erring firm dangers dropping its web site licence in addition to the product licence.
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