The drug ought to be stored under certain temperature but we noticed that it is just being displayed on their shelves,” he said. “So, most of them don’t even have cool spots.

He said Oxytocin is a drug given to pregnant women and should always be stored between 4 to 8 degrees centigrade to maintain its 100 per cent potency and avert health risks.

The drug will lose its potency if it is not refrigerated or kept in cool spots.

So, we are mopping it up because many of them cannot guarantee us that they can keep the drug under the prescribed temperature.

He said a sensitization workshop would be held on June 15 to enlighten drug marketers on several issues relating to the right temperatures to store specific drugs, and how to sell and manage drugs.