National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC in collaboration with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria PCN have sealed off 1,321 medicine stores for operating illegally in Kano.
The Director Investigation and Enforcement NAFDAC, Francis Ononiwu, made this known while addressing newsmen in Kano.
He said the joint operations took place on Saturday and Sunday 17th and February 18th.
He said the stores were located in the Malam ealed Kato Square,Niger Street and Sabon Gari Market Kano.
He noted that most of the medicine premises visited were operating in an unventilated environment.
He called on the Medicine dealers to see their relocation as the survival of public health and as part of effort to continue to fight against substandard drugs.
