Tag: fake drugs
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NAFDAC destroys fake drugs worth ₦1trn
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, substandard, and falsified drugs seized during a recent operation in Onitsha and Aba. The unwholesome pharmaceutical products were destroyed at the Anambra State Waste Management
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Majority certificates of imported pharmaceutical products are fake, says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stated that more than 50 per cent of certificates of pharmaceutical products that are imported into Nigeria are fake. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, made this statement at the stakeholders’ engagement meeting with regulators, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies on Monday…
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Minister allays fear of alleged fake, substandard drugs to NHIS patients
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says it is not correct that drugs being dispensed to patients under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) are fake or substandard. The minister said this in Abuja at the 17th edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)” organised by the Ministry of Information…
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Anambra man sentenced to 7 years in prison for falsifying Emzor paracetamol
An Anambra State based man named Ogbodo Friday has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for falsifying Emzor paracetamol.
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How NAFDAC return to ports helped in curbing fake drugs importation
How NAFDAC return to ports helped in curbing fake drugs importation
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NAFDAC intercepts truck conveying fake vaccines, unregistered drugs to Warri
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has intercepted a Mercedes truck laden with fake drugs and vaccines along Asaba-Benin road. The agency says the truck was heading for Warri, Delta State, to deliver its consignments to 15 drug retail outlets in the oil-rich town. In a statement, the…
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NAFDAC to re-equip laboratories to combat fake drugs
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The National Agency for Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has hinted of plans to refurbish all its laboratories in some states of the federation due to the prevalence of fake and adulterated drugs in circulation in Nigeria. Director-General of the Agency Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye gave the hint at the agency’s corporate…
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NAFDAC denies report of 70 per cent fake medicines in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denounced a newspaper report that 70 per cent of medicines in Nigeria were fake. A press statement by Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General of the agency on Friday, said that the false report was published by Vanguard Newspaper. Adeyeye said that a study…
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Police intercept N15m fake drugs in Zaria
The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the interception of fake drugs worth over N15 million in Zaria. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Muktar Aliyu, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview. He said the Police Area Command in Zaria had intercepted the fake drugs after a tip-off…