Pharmacists and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have lauded President Bola Tinubu for signing an Executive Order to increase local production of healthcare products. The pharmacists who spoke in different interviews with The PUNCH on Saturday also preferred other policies the government can implement to strengthen local pharmaceutical capacity and the industry. The Coordinating …

Some pharmacists have urged the Federal Government to provide pharmaceutical intervention funds to manufacturers to boost local production of drugs. The pharmacists, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lagos on Wednesday, said such funds would help manufacturers increase production capacity. NAN reports that pharmaceutical stakeholders, under the Federation of Nigerian Pharmaceutical Industry Associations, in February, urged …

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) has attributed the increased prices of drugs in the country to the high cost of diesel and forex. This is even as the association has voiced grave concern over the detrimental implications of the current economic climate on the country’s import and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. In an interview with LEADERSHIP, NAIP chairman, …