Tag: Herbal Medicines
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NAFDAC begins nationwide mop-up of unregistered herbal medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has started a nationwide mop-up of unregistered herbal medicines. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. She said that the action followed a recent discovery of sale of uncertified, unregistered herbal…
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70% of Nigerians still patronise herbal medicines – NNMDA
The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) said that 70 per cent of Nigerians still patronise herbal medicines, saying that it is as old as mankind. Dr Samuel Etatuvie, Director-General of NNMDA, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said it is not undermining the practice of orthodox medicines. Etatuvie…
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Pharmacist laments soaring price of drugs in Nigeria
Pharmacist Samuel Adamatie, a drug development expert based in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has lamented the soaring price of drugs in Nigeria.