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The Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit and expired medication value over ₦100 billion on the Moniya dump website in Akinyele Native Authorities Space of Oyo State.
Talking on the destruction train, NAFDAC Director Normal, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reaffirmed the company’s dedication to making sure the protection and efficacy of meals, medication, cosmetics, medical units, chemical compounds, packaged water, and drinks.
“Because the lead company and chair of the Federal Activity Drive on Faux and Counterfeit Medicine, NAFDAC is set to rid Nigeria of dangerous and substandard merchandise,” she said.
Prof. Adeyeye, represented by NAFDAC’s Director of Narcotics and Managed Substances, Yedunni Adenuga, disclosed that the company has put in place strict laws for the licensing, sale, and distribution of pharmaceutical merchandise to forestall faux medication from infiltrating the market.
Main Crackdown on Open Drug Markets
She additionally highlighted NAFDAC’s latest enforcement operations in main drug markets, together with Idumota (Lagos), Onitsha (Anambra), Ariaria (Abia), and Ezeukwu (Abia), which had been carried out with the help of the Nationwide Safety Adviser.
The raid concerned over 1,000 safety operatives, together with personnel from the Army, Police, and Division of State Providers (DSS).
Discovery of Banned and Unregistered Medicine
Among the many unlawful medication seized had been:
Tramadol 225mg (a managed substance regularly abused)
Analgin (a banned painkiller in Nigeria)
Different unregistered and substandard pharmaceutical merchandise
In response to NAFDAC, these substances contribute to well being hazards and insecurity throughout the nation.
Suspects Arrested, Investigations Ongoing
Through the three-week-long crackdown, a number of suspects had been apprehended and are presently below investigation.
“These discovered culpable will probably be prosecuted and sanctioned in accordance with the regulation,” NAFDAC assured.
The company urged the general public to stay vigilant and report any suspicious drug distribution actions to guard public well being and safety.
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