LAFIA—National Agency for Food, Drugs,
Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday,
destroyed substandard, falsified and expired drugs
and other related products estimated at over
N400m in Nasarawa state.
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Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola
Adeyeye, who disclosed while carrying out the
destruction in Lafia said the products destroyed
comprises substandard and falsified medical
products.
According to Adeyeye, represented by Mr.
Abubakar Jimoh, Director of Special Duties in
NAFDAC, the unwholesome processed food
products, cosmetics and other counterfeit unsafe
products were seized by the agency from the
importers and distributors in the North Central
zone of the country
Also destroyed were expired drugs voluntarily
handed over by compliant companies, Non-
Governmental Organizations (NGOs), trade unions,
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and
National Association of Proprietary and Patent
Medicine Dealers (NAPPMED).
According to the NAFDAC DG, the estimated value
of the products destroyed is N400 million
comprising drugs such as antibiotics,
antihypertensive, anti-malarial, herbal remedies,
psychoactive and controlled substances.
Others include foods such as spaghetti, vegetable
oil, non alcoholic beverages, sachet water, among
others. Cosmetics products include creams,
pomade etc. while chemicals include fake
insecticides.
“The destruction of these items today is a
testimony of our resolve to safeguard the health
of our nation. I can assure you that NAFDAC is
doing everything to ensure that the right quality
medicines and wholesome foods are sold to
Nigerians,†she said.
Source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/nafdac-
destroys-n400m-substandard-drugs-in-
nasarawa/
