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WHO to address climate change and health at COP31
The world Health Organisation (WHO) is set to open the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) with a dedicated Health Day on November...
Breastfeed newborns with colostrum, paediatrician urges mothers
Prof. Edamison Temiye, a consultant paediatrician at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has urged mothers to breastfeed newborns, particularly with colostrum, the first...
Which enzyme is primarily responsible for the metabolism of codeine…
PANS QUIZ
1. Which enzyme is primarily responsible for the metabolism of codeine into morphine, its more potent opioid metabolite?
A. CYP1A2
B. CYP2D6
C. CYP3A4
D. CYP2C19
2. A...
PCN shuts 5,000 Illegal outlets in 2026
-Vows crackdown on FCT operators
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has intensified its nationwide regulatory enforcement, shutting down more than 5,000 pharmaceutical facilities across...
Hand, foot and mouth disease: Prevention and management
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral infection that mainly affects babies and children under five years of age, although older...
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Local manufacturing and medicine price inflation in Nigeria
There continues to be a vociferous clamour for the Nigerian local pharmaceutical manufacturing space to improve its capacity in order to serve the medicine...
Translate healthcare reforms into better patient outcomes, Baale charges pharmacists
The President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, Prof. Lere Baale, has challenged pharmacists to take a leading...
Stakeholders x-ray how poor implementation undermines healthcare delivery
As Budah, Baale, Ahmed call for urgent action
Nigeria’s healthcare system must move beyond policy formulation to effective implementation, accountability and stronger pharmaceutical regulation to...
Apapa General Hospital targets improved healthcare, upgrades facilities
The General Hospital, Apapa, says it is upgrading infrastructure, expanding specialist services and strengthening partnerships to improve healthcare delivery.
The Medical Director, Dr Ime Okon,...
FG, PSN deepen push for local drug manufacturing, research
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo (4th left), PSN President, Pharm. Tanko Ayuba (3rd left), flanked by PSN past presidents
The Federal Government has...
Who takes the seat as Ekwunife, Ndukwe jostle for PSN National Secretary?
The race for National Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has continued to gain momentum, with two pharmacists, Kingsley Ekwunife and Ndukwe...
Adelusi-Adeluyi, Soludo, others charge pharmacists on unity, fight against fake drugs
…As over 2000 pharmacists hit Awka for 99th PSN Conference
Pharmacists have been charged to strive to ensure greater unity, stronger collaboration and professional...
Ayuba’s two years as PSN president draw praise, criticism
- As stakeholders highlight unresolved issues, pending campaign promises
The performance of the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Pharm. Tanko Ayuba, has...
Why early screening is Nigeria’s most underused medicine
Nigeria now carries the highest cancer burden in Africa. Cancer deaths in this country already exceed deaths from tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV combined. For...
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UNICEF: Evidence key to improving child rights outcomes in Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged stakeholders to move beyond collecting research and evidence to using them to improve decisions and outcomes...
