NAFDAC Tasks SKG Pharma on Medicine Export

[ad_1] Mary Nnah  SKG Pharma Limited, Lagos, a top-tier pharmaceutical company in Sub- Saharan Africa has been charged to take advantage of its rich quality and large product portfolio to explore opportunities in continental and global pharmaceutical markets. Director-General of National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, during a working…

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Hundreds of species of wildlife worldwide contaminated with “forever chemicals:” study

[ad_1] (Xinhua) 09:09, February 23, 2023 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Widespread pollution from the toxic “forever chemicals,” known as Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS), is contaminating and potentially harming hundreds of species of wildlife around the world, said a new study published on Wednesday. The study, released by the Environmental Working Group, an…

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New study confirms pharmacists’ role in hygiene

[ad_1] Yusuff Moshood Advice on hygiene given by pharmacies has widened from oral care to infection control measures, according to a study by the International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Pharmaceutical Observatory. The FIP Global Pharmaceutical Observatory gathers data and produces intelligence on the pharmacy workforce, pharmacy practice, and pharmaceutical science worldwide. The International Pharmaceutical Federation disclosed this in…

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Don warns against taking drugs with alcohol

[ad_1] Prof. Rotimi Olusanya of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, on Wednesday, cautioned Nigerians against the practice of concurrent intake of drugs with alcohol. Olusanya gave the warning while delivering a paper at the 228th Inaugural Lecture of the university, entitled: “Modulating the Mediators of Life Processes: The Strategic Place of Enzymes in…

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Female genital mutilation attracts five-year jail term, activist warns

[ad_1] A Gender and Development Specialist, Mrs. Jane Agbakwuru-Nzenwa, has warned Osun residents against engaging in female genital mutilation. She said the existing legislation that criminalises it in the state, adding that anyone caught engaging in it risk going to jail. Agbakwuru-Nzenwa said this on Tuesday at a community dialogue to commemorate the International Day…

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