JUST IN: LASG Shuts 34 Medicine Outlets For Non-Compliance

JUST IN: LASG Shuts 34 Medicine Outlets For Non-Compliance—The Lagos State Government has shut down 34 medicine outlets in Shomolu, Bariga, Gbagada and Ifako areas of Shomolu and Kosofe Local Government areas, as well as in Bale and Savage Streets in Coker/Aguda Local Council Development Area of the State, for non-compliance with regulatory standards.

The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, spoke on the development while reviewing the report on monitoring, inspection and enforcement exercises carried out by the Lagos State Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Food, explaining that the affected outlets were shut down for contravening regulations guiding the operations of sale of medicines in the State.

He said: “The sealing of the affected medicine outlets was in accordance with the provisions of Section C34 of the Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods Miscellaneous Provision Act of 1999”.

Abayomi explained further that the affected premises were sealed for offences including inappropriate storage conditions of drugs, unskilled persons handling and dispensing drugs, sale of drugs by illegal shopowners, stocking of expired drugs and sale of drugs in market places.

While noting that the sale of medicines is only allowed in registered and licensed outlets, he pointed out that patent medicine vendors are authorised to sell drug products only in their original and approved pack size as produced by the manufacturing companies.