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The Pharmaceutical Industry in Nigeria: Drug Accessibility, Affordability and Competitiveness in the Economy.

The study focuses on reviewing factors that influence accessibility, affordability, efficiency in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry and its impact on healthcare delivery. Despite Nigeria's increasing population coupled with a high disease burden, it imports most of its drugs from India and China since its own pharmaceutical sector is not self-sufficient. The study noted certain difficulties such as poor infrastructure, inflation, exchange rate volatility, poverty and weak regulatory structure in the health sector made it tough for people to get access and afford basic medicines. The study depl…