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March 28, 2019
Stakeholdersin the health sector have urged the Federal Government to fast-track thedevelopment and implementation of the Approved Patent Medicines List to curbthe menace of drug abuse in the country.
Thestakeholders, who made the call at a planning meeting for the review of theAPML in Abuja, said the strategy would reduce the menace of drug abuse.
Themeeting was organised by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria in collaborationwith the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria-Partnership for Advocacy in Childand Family Health at Scale Project.
Thestakeholders deliberated on the inclusion of drugs in the proposed APML foreach category of the three tiers of PPMVs focusing on FP and other PrimaryHealth Care commodities.
theSenior Programme Officer, PSN-PAS, Edwin Akpotor, said the meeting was aimed atreviewing and reaching an agreement on a road map towards re-positioning Patentand Proprietary Medicines Vendors to providing quality services at thecommunity level.