Chief Executive, Jamie Hill, who spoke on the programme, said exhibitors would showcase aspects ranging from finished formulations for supply against prescription or for retailing in pharmacies and other outlets through to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients , as well as machinery, equipment, technology and packaging.
“Being accredited for Continuing Professional Development means pharmacists and others attending the conference can collect CPD points. He added: “We really have a global spread of exhibitors who represent thousands of different pharmaceutical brands. I think it’s important to be able to bring the number of international companies that we have to the shores of Nigeria for this exhibition to support local businesses in many ways, such as for distributors or retailers being able to find more cost-effective products.”
Former Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka , Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, has urged Nigerians and the three tiers of government to use Nigerian products and services. Justice Abdullah Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has granted an ex parte application restraining further action against patent medicine dealers in the state, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit brought before it.