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Pharmacists Demand Adherence To New PSN Act

by Moses Orjime
2 years ago
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Pharmacists under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have called on the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to embrace changes in pharmacy practice in Nigeria in its control of health insurance administration at all levels.

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ACPN told the director-general of NHIA, Prof Mohammed Nasir Sambo, that a new Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN Act 2022) which was officially announced in the Federal Government Gazette No. 157 of August 30 2022 was structured to revolutionise Pharmacy practice in Nigeria.

In a statement issued yesterday, ACPN said a letter to Prof Sambo, titled: “Information on pharmacy practice as it relates to social health insurance schemes in Nigeria,” jointly signed by the ACPN national chairman, Adewale Oladigbolu and national secretary, Ezeh Ambrose, advised that it was imperative that NIHA adopts the new order as it will enable it establish a lawful operational guideline in accordance with the rule of law in Nigeria.

‘’Community Pharmacists in Nigeria find it necessary to draw your attention to this new act, in a bid to ensure Good Pharmacy Practice is enforced. In line with global best practices, the following new but salient provisions of law which will help the NHIA in coming up with lawful operational guidelines furtherance to rule of law in Nigeria have been passed,’’ the letter reads in part.

It said, “The ACPN seeks new guidelines for the administration of its partnership with the NHIA. We now submit, with great responsibility, that from this point forward, these terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with all Acts of Parliament applicable to the Pharmacy, Drug, and Health Statutes.’’
It further explained that the ACPN took the initiative of drawing the attention of the leadership of NIHA to the development in line with its commitment to a better health service delivery in the country. “We believe this is the minimum needed to reactivate our failing health system,” it said.

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“Recent development compels us to update the NHIA about some paradigm shift in the practice of Pharmacy. This is most especially as it affects the operations of the NHIA which expectedly regulates and controls health insurance at federal, state, and private levels in Nigeria.

“President Muhammadu Buhari signed a new Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Act 2022 (PCN Act 2022) by virtue of Government notice No. 108. The Federal Government officially announced through Gazette no. 157 of August 30, 2022, the coming into the life of a new Act of Parliament (PCN Act 2022) which has been structured to revolutionise Pharmacy practice in Nigeria,” it added.
ACPN listed some of the operational guidelines including Section 22(1) which says that ‘’any place used for the purpose of dispensing, selling, compounding, distribution, storage, stocking, retailing, wholesale, manufacturing, importation, exportation of drugs and poisons, scientific offices or any other of Pharmaceutical activity shall be inspected and registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act’’ and Section 27(1) which states that ‘a person shall not own or operate a retail or Community Pharmacy practice unless the person is registered as a Pharmacist under this Act’’’ it said.

It also said that the Council may approve Satellite Pharmacy owned by licensed Pharmacists who have a minimum of 10 years post-registration experience provided such Satellite Pharmacy is affiliated to a registered pharmaceutical premise for the purpose of regulation and control.


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