The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) is the major regulatory agency for pharmacy practice in Nigeria. The agency is responsible for the regulation of pharmacy education, registration of pharmacists and renewal of pharmacists’ licences. Other duties of PCN are registration of community pharmacy premises, pharmaceutical industries and ensuring that they adhere to the rules and … Read more
About the Company At Boehringer Ingelheim, we develop breakthrough therapies that improve the lives of both humans and animals. Founded in 1885 and family-owned ever since, Boehringer Ingelheim takes a long-term perspective. With about 52,000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. We believe that if we have talented and ambitious people … Read more
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
In the first of its kind, surgeons at a Japanese University, Tokyo’s Keio University, have carried out a successful transplant of stem cell into a patient with a spinal cord injury. They used iPS-derived cells of the neural stem for the procedure. Two million iPS-derived cells were implanted into the patient with a spinal cord … 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