60% Of Patients Seek Help From Pharmacists First Before Visiting Hospitals – ACPN

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has said nearly six of 10 patients in Nigeria seek help from community pharmacists before visiting hospitals, highlighting the critical role they play in healthcare delivery. In his welcome address at a stakeholders engagement meeting in Abuja’, the national chairman of ACPN, Ambrose Ezeh, reaffirmed the profession’s […]


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