Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN)
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Pharmacy Council of Nigeria | Profile
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) is the regulatory body responsible for the regulation and control of pharmacy education, training, and practice in Nigeria. Here’s an overview:
About Pharmacy Council of Nigeria:
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) was established by the Pharmacy Act Cap P17, LFN 2004, as a regulatory authority for the pharmacy profession in Nigeria. The council operates under the Federal Ministry of Health and is mandated to ensure the highest standards of pharmacy education, training, and practice to protect public health and safety.
Key Functions:
- Regulation of Pharmacy Education: PCN regulates and accredits pharmacy degree programs offered by tertiary institutions in Nigeria, ensuring that they meet the required standards of education and training necessary for the practice of pharmacy.
- Licensing and Registration: PCN is responsible for the licensing and registration of pharmacists, pharmaceutical premises, and other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector, ensuring that only qualified and competent individuals and facilities are allowed to practice pharmacy in Nigeria.
- Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: PCN establishes and enforces codes of ethics and professional conduct for pharmacists, ensuring compliance with ethical standards, professional integrity, and accountability in pharmacy practice.
- Continuing Professional Development: PCN promotes continuing professional development (CPD) among pharmacists to enhance their knowledge, skills, and competencies in pharmacy practice, encouraging lifelong learning and professional growth.
- Quality Assurance: PCN conducts inspections, audits, and quality assurance activities to monitor compliance with regulatory standards, pharmaceutical laws, and guidelines, ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceutical products and services.
Location
- Listed Below are Offices Location of Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Across the Country :
- 1st Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Jos, Plateau State.
- 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Damaturu, Yobe State.
- 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Gwadanji, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi, State.
- 3rd Floor, Olusegun Obasanjo House, Yakubu Gowon Way, Kaduna, Kaduna State.
- 8, Temple Avenue, GRA Enugu, Enugu State.
- 500, Bed Hospital, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
- Along Ring-Road II, Off Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.
- Behind Federal Ministry of Information, Ganaja Road, Lokoja, Kogi State.
- Block 6, Ministry of Health, Orlu Road secretariat, Owerri, Imo State.
- Block 38, No. 1.52, Phase I Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Office, Federal Secretariat, Garki, Abuja
- Block B, West FF, Room 3 Federal Secretariat Complex, Makurdi, Benue State.
- Buba Shongo Estate, Gombe, Gombe State.
- C/o Taraba State Essential Drug Programme, Adjacent TSBS, Anguwan Kassa, Jalingo, Taraba State.
- Federal Secretariat Complex, Murtala Muhammed High-way, Calabar, Cross-River State.
- Federal Secretariat Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State
- Federal Secretariat, Aduwawa, Benin, Edo State.
- Federal Secretariat, Yola, Adamawa State
- Flat 5, No 3, Douglas Ogbonna Street, Atikpo Road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
- Ground Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Fate Road, Ilorin, Kwara State.
- Medical Compound, Edmond Crescent, Yaba, Lagos State.
- Medical Stores, 2, Ibrahim Taiwo Road Kano, Kano State.
- New State Secretariat Complex, Ministry of Health, Lafia, Nasarawa State
- Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, Along Murtala Mohammed Way, Bauchi, Bauchi State.
- Plot 1, Block XXI (21) Kolapo Ishola GRA, Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State.
- Room 3.0A38, 3.08B, & 3.039, Federal Secretariat Complex, Kaduna Road, Sokoto, Sokoto State.
- Room 14, Ekiti State Health Data Bank Building, Ministry of Health, State Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
- Room 41, 4th Floor, Block A, State Ministry of Health, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State
- Room 45, Pharmacy Department, Ministry of Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe Secretariat, Umuahia, Abia State.
- Room 117,118 Federal Secretariat Complex, Asaba, Delta State.
- Room 229, Federal Secretariat Complex, Akure, Ondo State
- Room 338, Federal Secretariat Complex, Katsina, Katsina State
- Room 2043/2044 Federal Secretariat Complex, Maiduguri, Borno State
- Room B225, Federal Secretariat Complex, Jigawa Road, Dutse, Jigawa State.
- State Central Medical Store, Amaku Hospital Road, Awka,
- Suite 204, First floor, Amazing Grace Plaza, Okefia, Osogbo, Osun State.
- Umar Farouk Bahago Road, Near School of Health Technology, Minna, Niger State.
- Zabarma Road, Tudun Wada Quarters, Gusau, Zamfara State.
Phone No & Emails
- Phone No: +2348066055429
- Email: info@pcn.gov.ng
Operation Hours
| Monday | 8 am – 4 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am – 4 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am – 4 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am – 4 pm |
| Friday | 8 am – 4 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
