Tag: Emzor
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Codeine saga: NAFDAC lifts shutdown on Emzor, two other companies
The National Agency for Food, Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday lifted the shutdown order on three companies who were closed on May 7, for production of codeine cough syrups have been lifted and the normal company operations could resume. The companies include the Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd, Lagos, Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited and…
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Codeine saga: Senator Sani kicks against Emzor closure
Kaduna Central District Senator Shehu Sani has kicked against the closure of Emzor pharmaceutical company by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). TheNewsGuru reports Emzor and two other pharmaceutical companies were shutdown by NAFDAC after being implicated in a BBC investigation on illegal manufacturing and distribution of codeine-containing syrup. In…
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Codeine saga: Emzor refutes NAFDAC’s closure, says ‘We are still manufacturing’
Embattled pharmaceutical company, Emzor, on Tuesday insists that only one production site of its firm was shut contrary to claims that the entire company was shut by officials of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a series of tweets on its Twitter handle, Emzor said NAFDAC only sealed its liquid…