NAFDAC speaks on reported 70 per cent fake medicines in Nigeria
A press statement by Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General of the agency on Friday, said that a study jointly carried out by NAFDAC, the World Health Organisation and the Department for International Development in 2005 revealed that fake medicines stood at 16 per cent.
“NAFDAC in collaboration with WHO, DFID and United States Pharmacopeia conducted series of studies on quality of medicines in Nigeria and the report runs contrary to what Vanguard reported. “The medicines involved in the survey included antibiotics, antimalarials and antidiabetics. A total of 5,790 samples of medicines were tested.
“A total of 235 samples of medicines comprising antimalarials, antibiotics, antidiabetics and anti-inflammatory agents were tested,’’ she said “The report of series of studies conducted by NAFDAC with relevant stakeholders established that the online publication in Vanguard has no scientific basis, is untrue and grossly misleading and as such it should be disregarded.
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