The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) Tribunal has suspended three pharmacists from practice for three years, and one other for 12 months, over professional misconduct.
The suspended pharmacists, which are: Pharm. Fidelis Ogonna Okenwa, Pharm. Bukonla Temitope Odubiro, and Pharm. Daniel Aghanemuzor, were found guilty of professional misconduct by the tribunal, and suspended for three years.
Lafiya360 reports that another Pharmacist, Nwakpuma Richard Nwophe, was suspended for 12-months over professional misconduct, while Pharm. Chigozie Chimaobi Sunday was reprimanded by way of writing strong letters of warning to him, after the complainants withdrew the two petitions against.
According to a statement which was signed by the Registrar and Secretary of the Tribunal, Pharm. Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, “The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) Tribunal at its sitting of 15th day of June, 2023 at the PCN Headquarters, Abuja, convicted and passed sentences on five (5) pharmacists who were tried before it. The particulars of the persons convicted and the sentences are reflected hereunder: Pharm. Fidelis Ogonna Okenwa was found guilty of professional misconduct as a pharmacist and the Tribunal ordered the Registrar to suspend the pharmacist from practice for the period of 3 years.
“The Tribunal found Pharm. Nwakpuma Richard Nwophe guilty of professional misconduct as a pharmacist and the Tribunal ordered the Registrar to suspend the pharmacist from practice for the period of 12 months.
“Pharm. Bukonla Temitope Odubiro was found guilty of professional misconduct as a pharmacist and the Tribunal ordered the Registrar to suspend the pharmacist from practice for the period of 3 years.
“Pharm. Daniel Aghanemuzor was found guilty of act of infamous conduct in professional capacity as a pharmacist and the Tribunal ordered the Registrar to suspend the pharmacist from practice for the period of 3 years.
“Concerning Pharm. Chigozie Chimaobi Sunday, the complainants withdrew the two petitions against the pharmacist before the Tribunal. The Tribunal however looked at the grave circumstances surrounding the petitions and made an order to the Registrar to reprimand him by way of writing strong letters of warning to him, the Respondent.”