Drugs Manufacture In Nigeria

Abstract

lt would be necessary before delving into the details of the manufacture of drugs to explain that what takes place in Nigeria is what is generally referred to as secondary production. This is the manufacture of different dosage forms from raw materials for use by patients. Primary manufacture which in effect is the making of raw materials i.e. antibiotics and steroids etc. manufacture, does not take place in Nigeria presently. In secon-dary production, facilities that are generally installed in Nigeria include that for the manufacture of dosage forms like tablets, syrups, powders, suppositories, gelatin capsules and injections etc. The operations are of necessity on a small scale when compared with the operations in Europe or America because industry in Nigeria is still in its infancy. Most of the examples that I cite today are derived from my past experiences at Glaxo Nigeria Limited in Apapa and the Glaxo Associates in the U.K.

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