NAFDAC denies report of 70 per cent fake medicines in Nigeria
A press statement by Moji Adeyeye, a professor and Director General of the agency on Friday, said that the report was published by Vanguard Newspaper.
“A study of Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines in Nigeria conducted by NAFDAC in collaboration with WHO and DFID in 2005 revealed that counterfeit medicines stood at 16.7 per cent in 2005.She added that subsequent tests carried out between 2010 and 2012 revealed that the situation was even better than in 2005.
“5,419 samples of medicines out of 5,790 tested during the survey passed quality tests while 371 samples failed. Ms Adeyeye said 226 samples of 235, equating 96.2 per cent passed quality test while nine samples equating 3.8 per cent failed. “One of the focus and priority areas of my administration is reducing substandard and falsified drugs through emphasis on local manufacturing. Promotion of local manufacturing has been on my priority list.“Local manufacturing ensures drug security, reduces unemployment and increases contribution of the pharmaceutical industry to the nation’s GDP,” she said.
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