The escalating price of medications is driving some Nigerians away from conventional healthcare options and towards traditional remedies, warned the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Pharmacist Ayuba Ibrahim Tanko. He has consequently called for a thorough examination of government actions intended to make pharmaceutical products more accessible.
Tanko explained that attempts to lower medicine prices will continue to produce minimal outcomes unless policymakers tackle the various expenses related to pharmaceutical production, such as diesel, electricity, transportation, logistics, and import tariffs.
During a media briefing at the PSN headquarters to announce the association’s 99th annual national conference in Lagos, he noted that the rising costs of medications are already affecting patients’ healthcare decisions, leading to worries about their access to standard treatments.
“Already because of the high cost of medicine, many people are not going to the hospital again. They are taking traditional medicine,” Tanko stated.
He added that some people
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