Pharmacist Council Moves to Facilitate Development of COVID-19 Remedies
The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) has said that it is taking measures to assist members in getting their products…
Non-Compliance: PCN Threatens to Shut Down Open Drug Markets
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), says it would shut down open drug markets in Onitsha, Aba and others across…
WHO Recommends against Using Remdesivir to Treat Covid-19
The World Health Organization has updated its on-going guidance on Covid-19 medications to advice against using the antiviral drug remdesivir to…
WHO Identifies 48 ‘Candidate Vaccines’ as Front-Runners Emerge
The World Health Organisation has identified 48 “candidate vaccines” at the stage of clinical trials in humans, up from 11…
Taking Over-the-Counter Vitamin D Drug without Doctor’s Supervision Dangerous -Study
Researchers say though Vitamin D could be bought over the counter at many pharmacies, taking the medication without the supervision…
$60 Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Rolled out in China
A $60 double-dose experimental COVID-19 vaccine is being made available to some residents in an eastern Chinese city, health officials…
Pfizer and BioNtech COVID-19 Vaccine sets the World in Comfort Mood
After over eight months of COVID-19 induced trepidation across the world, humanity can now heave a sigh of relief as…
Making CBN’s Credit Support Fund Work
Recent reports affirming the receipt of the Central Bank of Nigeria credit support facility by a number of pharmaceutical industry…
UN Hails New Therapy to Prevent HIV in Women
The new anti-retroviral therapy cabotegravir could be a “game-changer” as a study shows it is many times more effective in…
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Recalled Due to Contamination with Possible Carcinogen
Two lots of a widely used type 2 diabetes medication, metformin, are being recalled due to possible contamination with a…