Okereke Melody, Adekunbi Adebowale, Ghazali Yusuf
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Consultant, Regulatory Information Management and Systems.
Innov Pharm. 2021 Sep 22;12(4). doi: 10.24926/iip.v12i4.4208. eCollection 2021.
With over 115 registered pharmaceutical manufacturers, Nigeria still depends on other countries for the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients. Significant attention has not been paid to the local production of raw materials, pharmaceutical dosage formulations, or processing equipment, which has resulted in a decline in the country's pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity. Owing to the overall importance of the pharmaceutical industry, it is, therefore, essential to pay close attention to developmental issues affecting this sector. In this commentary, we explore why Nigeria must boost its local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity.
尼日利亚有超过115家注册制药商,但该国在活性药物成分和辅料供应方面仍依赖其他国家。对原材料、药物剂型或加工设备的本地生产未给予足够重视,这导致该国制药产能下降。鉴于制药行业的整体重要性,因此必须密切关注影响该行业的发展问题。在这篇评论中,我们探讨了尼日利亚为何必须提高其本地制药产能。