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Enforce distribution guideline to tackle fake medicines, pharmaceutical group urges govt
Enforce distribution guideline to tackle fake medicines, pharmaceutical group urges govt By Grace Edema The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN) has called for urgent enforcement of the National Drug Distribution Guideline and stronger regulatory collaboration to curb the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines in the country. Speaking at a PWDAN press…
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PWDAN calls for full NDDG implementation to curb fake medicines
PWDAN calls for full NDDG implementation to curb fake medicines By Chioma Obinna Worried by the continuous circulation of fake drugs in the country, the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, weekend renewed its call on the Federal Government to fully implement the National Drug Distribution Guidelines, NDDG, as Nigeria joined the global…
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PWDAN CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS AT PWDAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2025
PWDAN CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS AT PWDAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2025 Distinguished guests, esteemed colleagues, industry leaders, partners, and friends. It is with immense pleasure and a deep sense of responsibility that I welcome you all to the 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN). This year’s theme,…
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Nigerians urged to buy medicines from verified sources to curb fake drugs
Nigerians urged to buy medicines from verified sources to curb fake drugs Speaking during the PWDAN Annual Conference and Exhibition held in Lagos, themed “Bridging Gaps: Integrating Pharma Wholesalers and Distributors for Medicine Security in Nigeria,” Pharm. Omaruaye addressed the disruptions caused by the closure of open drug markets and the resulting exposure of weaknesses…
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Industry Leaders, PWDAN Chart Path to Pharma Supply Chain Reform
Industry Leaders, PWDAN Chart Path to Pharma Supply Chain Reform The 2025 National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN), held in Lagos, has ignited a fresh wave of conversations around pharmaceutical supply chain reform in Nigeria… Continue Reading From here
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Fidson Boss Ayebae Announces Retirement at PWDAN Conference
PWDAN Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025 In what came as a stunning but heartfelt announcement, Dr Fidelis Ayebae, the founder and longtime managing director of Fidson Healthcare Plc, declared his retirement during the 4th Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN), held at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos… Continue Reading…
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PWDAN Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025
PWDAN Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025 PWDAN is a collective body of registered and licensed pharmaceutical wholesalers and distribution companies committed to promoting integrity and collaboration within the pharmaceutical supply chain. Our mission is to enhance healthcare outcomes in Nigeria through increased cooperation with stakeholders and regulators. Our annual conference has become a major platform for…
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Highlights from PWDAN’s Day at Pharma West Africa Conference & Exhibition 2025.
Highlights from PWDAN’s Day at Pharma West Africa Conference & Exhibition 2025.
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PWDAN Chairman’s address at the inauguration
Distinguished guests, industry leaders, and colleagues…. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024 of thePharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria. The theme for this year’sconference, “ENHANCING ACCESS TO QUALITY, SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE MEDICINES.THE ROLE OF THE PHARMA DISTRIBUTOR/WHOLESALERS IN NIGERIA,” is a testament…
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Nigerians Battle For Drugs As India Shuts Pharmaceutical Coys
Some Nigerians, especially those who need to buy drugs for one health condition or the other, have said they are encountering hardship in procuring drugs from out-of-pocket expenses as their prices continue to increase. The rising price of drugs in Nigeria has been linked to the non-production of pharmaceutical raw materials in drug-producing countries such…
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Medicine Security not Achievable Without Functional Pharma Supply Chain- Experts
For Nigeria to attain medicine security as well as a consistent flow of affordable drugs, there has to be a functional pharmaceutical supply chain and holistic sanitisation of the wholesale and distribution system of pharmaceutical products. This was the submission experts who gathered at the inauguration ceremony of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of…
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Nigeria’s drug distribution chain under serious threats -Experts
Managing Director of JNC International, a pharmaceutical company, Clare Omatseye, has called for a functional pharmaceutical supply chain to ensure consistent flow of affordable medicine in Nigeria. Omatseye made the call at the inauguration of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria in Ikeja, Lagos. She spoke as a keynote speaker at the inauguration…
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Functional pharmaceutical supply chain will enhance consistent, affordable medicine says JNC International MD
Mrs Clare Omatseye, the Managing Director, JNC International, a pharmaceutical company, has called for a functional pharmaceutical supply chain to ensure consistent flow of affordable medicine in Nigeria. Omatseye made the call at the inauguration of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN), held at the Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. She spoke as a keynote speaker at the inauguration on:…
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Pharmacists launch PWDAN to checkmate chaotic drug distribution
A group of concerned pharmacists has floated a pharmaceutical distribution network to checkmate the perennial problem of counterfeiting and chaotic drug system. Tagged ‘Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN)’, the initiative is due for official commissioning on May 26 at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos. Speaking with our correspondent, Dr. Ernest Okafor, PWDAN…
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Chaotic Drug Distribution Greatest Challenge Of Pharmacy Practice — PWDAN
Ahead of its official inauguration next week, the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers & Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, has identified the dislodgment of a systematic drug distribution since Nigeria’s independence as the greatest challenge in the practice of pharmacy in the country. PWDAN decried that over time the dislodgment has resulted in what it described as an…
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Chaotic drug distribution greatest challenge of pharmacy practice — PWDAN
Ahead of its official inauguration next week, the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers & Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, has identified the dislodgment of a systematic drug distribution since Nigeria’s independence as the greatest challenge in the practice of pharmacy in the country. PWDAN decried that over time the dislodgment has resulted in what it described as an…
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PWDAN sets to inaugurates association
The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN) on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to foster and promote best practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Its Chairman, Ernest Okafor, told newsmen in Lagos that the association would be inaugurated on May 26 in Lagos. Okafor said that various activities to commemorate the inauguration of the…
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PWDAN sets to inaugurates association on May 26
The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN) on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to foster and promote best practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Its Chairman, Ernest Okafor, made this known at a news conference organized to herald the inauguration of PWDAN holding on May 26 in Lagos. Okafor said that various activities have been planned to…
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Okafor, Omaruaye, Others Canvass End to Chaotic Drug Distribution
Worried by the chaotic drug distribution channels in the country, which is fast becoming a threat, being characterised by the handling of medicines by non-professionals, circulation of fake and adulterated drug, poor storage conditions, treatment failures, among others, the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN), has called for urgent steps to be taken…
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India factories closure: TB, cancer patients, others face risk over looming drug scarcity
Drug distributors and importers have expressed concerns over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India, which has inevitably led to a massive death toll and temporary closure of factories. Among other things, they warned that patients, especially those with chronic ailments such as cancer, tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus, and diabetes, were at risk due…
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PWDAN CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS
I am extremely delighted on behalf of the membership of the Pharmaceutical Wholesalers andDistributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN) to welcome you all to this epic making eventwhich will witness the inauguration of the association – PWDAN and also serve as the maidenconference.This event brings a new narrative in our collective responsibility to put into action…
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WELCOME ADDRESS OF THE CHAIRMAN, INAUGURATION/CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
The chairman of this inauguration event , Brg- Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd); President of the Pharmaceutical society of Nigeria, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, FPSN; Registrar of the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria, Pharm. Dr. Elijah Mohamed; Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Fellows of the PSN here present, Chairman of the ACPN (our parent technical group)…