final year project topics and materials

ABSTRACT
This research is a study of the problems of marketing
ethical drugs in Nigeria. The Ultimate Objectives are to
determine the extent of the problems militating against
marketing ethical drugs, to determine the best solution on
how to redress the problem associated with the marketing
ethical drugs; to find solutions to the improper drug usage
and marketing.
Data were gathered both Secondary and Primary
sources, manifested in the literature review, the use of
questionnaires and interview schedules respectively. Simple
percentage tables, pie charts and bar charts were used for
analysis. The hypothesis were subsequently tested by the
use of chi-square statistical technique.
Based on the data analysis, the following are the major
findings of the research:-
There are companies in Asia and Europe that are Massproducing
highly diluted drugs and are marketing them in
Nigeria.
87.5% of patients and doctors are ignorant and lazy to
examine drug packages for expiry dates, spelling errors and
other lapses before purchasing them.
There is a 70% wide spread use of herbal medicines
and synthetic drugs which can have serious clinical
consequences.
In view of the findings of this work; the following
recommendations among others are proffered:-
Patent dealers should not be allowed to stock foods and
cosmetics product.
Pharmaceutical inspectors should wake up, to better
implement the drug regulatory laws.
Pharmaceutical Inspectors should be well remunerated so
that they would not be distracted from their regulatory roles.
Federal Government should restructure the Task-Force to
report directly to PCN.
MDN Decree of 1990 should be amended or reviewed to
incorporate adequate funding for Task-Force operations.
NAFDAC’s Central Laboratories in Abuja, Lagos and Port-
Harcourt should be equipped and secured for medicine
analysis.