The Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant 2022 is the latest edition of TEF yearly grant, a $100million commitment made by the Elumelu family to empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs over a 10-year period through training, mentorship, and funding. The goal is to create at least 1million jobs and contribute over $10billion in revenue to the African economy. The … Read more
The World Health Organisation Guideline Development Group of international experts has recommended approving two new covid drugs in the BMJ. This is after a trial that involved over 4000 patients with a different level of severity of Covid-19 infections. The drug, Baricitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. WHO recommends … Read more
The Pre-registration examination for pharmacists is a bi-yearly examination for pharmacists that finished their internship programme. It is a requirement for pharmacists to be registered and licensed in Nigeria by the PCN. The examination is a 200 Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) to be answered in 2 hours. The examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT) … Read more
A medical or pharmaceutical sales representative is a professional or organization who takes order on behalf of the company, provides scientific information about the drugs and is licensed to convey the drug in the course of their duty. In Nigeria, some duties of a medical sales representative are promotion, advertising, marketing and distributing pharmaceutical products. … Read more
According to Medicare officials, The Federal Health Insurance Program will restrict the coverage of Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer’s drug, to only patients who are participating in the randomized controlled clinical trials. The final decision is set to take place by April 11. The drug, Aduhelm, is the first treatment to be approved for the treatment … Read more
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has released a new set of guidelines that will guide the pharmacist professional practice this new year 2022. The main pharmacist regulatory body in Nigeria also made it known that the body has been successfully audited by the NECA for ISO 9001:2015 Certification. Pharmacist Regulations in Nigeria Registration of Pharmaceutical … Read more
Pharmaceutical manufacturing is not much established in the northern part of Nigeria. Though, pharmaceutical companies in Kano State make up the list of almost all available in the north. Only Kaduna state contributes some numbers to the list. The northern region of Nigeria has struggled with industrialization due to some reasons, such as insecurity and … Read more
In a new breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of a new COVID-19 antiviral drug, Molnupiravir. A second anti-viral treatment is manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. The drug, Molnupiravir, works by disrupting the way the virus copies the genetic materials. The FDA insists the medication should only … Read more
In a new circular released on 22nd December 2021, the Federal Government has approved hazard allowances for medical workers in Nigeria through the NSIWC. The National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC) noted that this step was taken after a series of meetings and negotiations between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Union of … Read more
There are a good number of pharmaceutical companies in Niger Delta region of the country. Edo State is the state with the highest number of pharmaceutical companies in the region. There is currently no pharmaceutical manufacturing company in two states – Bayelsa and Cross River State. Though there is hope that the ongoing project for … Read more