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50% of Pharmaceutical Products Imported Into Nigeria Fake – NAFDAC

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that up to 50% of pharmaceutical products imported into Nigeria are fake.

DAILY REPORT NIGERIA reports that NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this at a recent stakeholders meeting held in Abuja.

Adeyeye explained that certificates for pharmaceutical products (CPPs) issued in the format recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) guarantee the quality of medicines and the integrity of exporting countries.

The NAFDAC DG lamented that despite her efforts to ensure the quality of products, many of the CPPs arriving in Nigeria are counterfeit.

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She highlighted NAFDAC’s commitment to strict regulatory measures, blacklisting of non-compliant companies as well as swift action against companies that jeopardize the quality of their products.

Adeyeye confirmed that NAFDAC is proactively tackling substandard and counterfeit medicines through prevention, detection, and response strategies.

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