The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, Ibrahim Ahmed, on Thursday warned pioneer graduate inductees of the Pharmacy Department of Gregory University Uturu, that the council frowns at professional misconduct and has a continuing professional development programme for its members.
Ahmed handed down the warning on the occasion of the maiden induction of 31 inductees of the university’s College of Pharmacy, stating, “Let me state that the council frowns at professional misconduct in its entirety. So you are advised to refrain from any act of misconduct as this will be treated with all the seriousness it deserves.
“Keep away from ‘register and go syndrome’ which has great potential to tarnish the image of the profession.
“You are advised to refrain from all forms of dishonesty in your practice lifetime. As pharmacists, you are frontline health workers and you are expected to be on the frontline offering professional service intervention on drugs, while also working with other members of the healthcare professions.”
On continuous training, he said, “The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria considers that very important and therefore, we have a continuing professional development programme which you would be expected to embark upon from time to time. In as much as you have various opportunities lying ahead of you, please take note that to whom much is given, much is expected.
“I urge you to maintain high ethical standards and leadership qualities as prescribed by the PCN and be worthy ambassadors, worthy professionals for the achievement of excellence in the provision of quality pharmaceutical services for sustainable healthcare in Nigeria.”
In her opening speech, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Cele Njoku, described the occasion as a “historic milestone”, adding, “Today is not just another date on our academic calendar; it is a monumental milestone etched in gold in the annals of this great institution.
