NAFDAC, PCN appeal to medical products manufacturers to stop supplies to Sabon Gari market, Kano

Abuja, Feb. 19, 2024 NAFDAC and Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) have appealed to pharmaceutical products manufacturers to stop supplying their products to Sabon Gari Market and Niger Street in Kano.

The appeal was made in a statement jointly signed by the management of the two organisations and made available to newsmen in Abuja.

The statement is titled: “Urgent call to action – manufacturers and importers urged to cease supplying medicines to Niger street and Sabon Gari market in Kano.”

The appeal was directed to manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, importers, company representatives and all distributors.

It stated that any company found contravening the appeal “risks losing site licence as well as the product licence”.

It stated that companies must cease supplying of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other regulated medical products to facilities or companies in those areas of Kano.

They stated that all pharmaceutical supplies, must henceforth be made at the coordinated wholesale centre in Dangwauro, Kano State.

The statement stated that the appeal followed a judgment by the Court of Appeal ordering Kano Medicine Dealers to vacate Niger.

Street/Sabon Gari market and to relocate to the coordinated wholesale centre in Dangwauro, Kano.

It stated that the measure was to ensure good distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and thereby, help to prevent the circulation of substandard and falsified medicines.

The statement also urged retailers, hospitals and other medical facilities to heed to the advice.