Postgradutes Progarm of Drug Research and Production Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University

To encourage, provide facilities for and initiate research into natural drugs and pesticides with special interest in African medicinal plants with a view to developing them into different dosage forms, and develop appropriate pharmacopoeia.
To establish analytical procedures as complementary elements towards the production of high quality drugs.
To serve as a liaison organ and provide a forum for contact, interaction, dissemination of information and to enhance co-operation among various researchers in and outside the Obafemi Awolowo University in the discipline of natural and synthetic drug research.
To produce drugs in various dosage forms for clinical trials and provide high quality drugs and pharmaceuticals for Health Services of the Community.
To provide substantial drug manufacturing training and experience for pharmacy students and professionals.
To render consultancy services in drug research, production and quality control to the public and private sectors of the community.

Definitive Short-term goals

To encourage, provide facilities for and initiate research into natural drugs and pesticides with special interest in African medicinal plants with a view to developing them into different dosage forms, and develop appropriate pharmacopoeia.
To establish analytical procedures as complementary elements towards the production of high quality drugs.
To serve as a liaison organ and provide a forum for contact, interaction, dissemination of information and to enhance co-operation among various researchers in and outside the Obafemi Awolowo University in the discipline of natural and synthetic drug research.

Long-term goals

To produce drugs in various dosage forms for clinical trials and provide high quality drugs and pharmaceuticals for Health Services of the Community.
To provide substantial drug manufacturing training and experience for pharmacy students and professionals.
To render consultancy services in drug research, production and quality control to the public and private sectors of the community.