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Fake drugs: NAFDAC takes over Ariaria drug market in Aba

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday, took over the Ariaria International Market, Aba, after uncovering huge quantities of unregistered and banned drugs. Mr Omoyeni Babatunde, the NAFDAC Deputy Director in charge of Enforcement and Federal Task Force, South-South/South-East, announced the take over in an interview with newsmen during … Read more

NAFDAC says about 14.3 million Nigerians abuse drugs

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Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that about 14.3 million or  Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged, ‘’Catch Them Young,’’  held at the Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. … Read more

Why we shut popular Chinese supermarket in Abuja – NAFDAC

Why we shut popular Chinese supermarket in Abuja - NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have sealed a Chinese supermarket located at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2 Abuja, for allegedly expired goods and goods labelled in Chinese language without proper notification. The agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Mohammed, while speaking with newsmen said NAFDAC got … Read more

NAFDAC seals Chinese supermarket in Abuja

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday in Abuja, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification. The supermarket is situated at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2, Abuja. Speaking with newsmen after the exercise, NAFDAC Director of Investigation and … Read more

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake cancer treatment drugs

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, labelled with batch number C5290S20. This notification is outlined in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. NAFDAC reported that the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH), Roche, received … Read more

NAFDAC busts Rice repackaging factory in Nasarawa

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday raided a rice-repackaging factory in New Karu, Nasarawa, for allegedly counterfeiting popular brands. The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the Director in charge of the FCT Directorate of the … Read more

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to counterfeit malaria drug

NAFDAC warns against four popular daily-use products

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the sales and distribution of counterfeit Paludex tablets and suspensions across Nigeria. In a statement on its X handle (formerly twitter), NAFDAC said that the Paludex Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets (80mg/480mg), were manufactured by Impact Pharmaceutical Ltd, No. 33A/33B Standard Industrial … Read more

Manufacturer of drug with serious adverse effect in custody – NAFDAC

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The manufacturer of the recalled batch of Deekins Amoxycilin 500mg capsule is in custody, says the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the agency, confirmed this on Tuesday at a news conference in Lagos. On Dec. 11, NAFDAC notified the public of the recall of … Read more

NAFDAC warns against use of Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg capsule

NAFDAC warns against four popular daily-use products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to Nigerians against the use of Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg capsules. This follows reports of serious adverse reactions experienced by patients across the country. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC, made the announcement during a press conference in … Read more