Handle antibiotics with care, Pharmacists warn Nigerians

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Some pharmacists have advised Nigerians to handle antibiotics with care by completing their prescribed dosage and avoid ingesting antibiotics without appropriate testing and prescription.

According to them, this will help to guard against antibiotics resistance and associated health conditions that may arise from the indiscriminate consumption of antibiotics.

They spoke on Friday at an event organised by the ST. RACHEAL’S Pharmaceutical Nigeria Ltd. to mark the 2019 World Antibiotics Awareness Week (WAAW) in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2019 WAAW is from Nov. 18 to Nov. 25.

Commenting, Prof. Oyinlola Oduyebo of the Department of Medical Microbiology and…



Source: Nigerian Tribune