The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians of the recall of Losartan potassium tablet by its manufacturers. A statement by Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director General, on Thursday revealed that the tablet, manufactured…
Dora Akunyili and her friend, the bus conductor -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is almost impossible to write about Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili in the past tense. She’s arguably the most celebrated Nigerian public servant of the modern times. Plaques in her honour ardon walls from Abuja to Lagos and Agulu, her…
NAFDAC, customs seize tramadol worth N193bn in one year (Punch)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has confiscated containers of tramadol with a street value of N193bn. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the seizures were made during…
Alarm over Chinese “human flesh” drugs (Vanguard)
It sounds like a tale from a fictitious horror novel or movie, but unknown to millions of Nigerians they could easily be consumers of Chinese drugs made with human flesh! It would have been difficult to believe this shocking news…
35 containers of tramadol seized at ports – NAFDAC (Nation)
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the agency has seized not fewer than 35 containers of tramadol at various ports in the country. Adeyeye disclosed this while speaking with the…
Emzor not shut down
Emzor pharmaceuticals has reacted to news making the rounds that its operations have been shut down by NAFDAC following the BBC expose that showed an Emzor staff peddling Emzolyn for non medicinal uses. Emzolyn contains Codeine. According to Emzor the…
* Lagos unveils robust strategy on drug abuse, mental health (ThisDay) * Lagos APC congress ‘ll be hitch-free –Egunjobi (NewTelegraph)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 5, 2018 Lagos unveils robust strategy on drug abuse, mental health (ThisDay) The Lagos State Government on Friday said comprehensive plans are currently being firmed up to generally address prevalence of drug abuse under…
Codeine cough syrup: NAFDAC investigating indicted pharmaceutical firms, says DG (SUN)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is investigating the alleged involvement of four pharmaceutical firms in the Codeine cough syrup saga. It also said that appropriate sanctions would be applied for regulatory violations…
Minister of Health halts sale of codeine, replaces it with dextromethorphan
Orders NAFDAC to supervise recall for labelling and audit trailing of all codeine containing cough syrup Codeine containing cough syrups to be replaced with dextromethorphan which is less addictive An embargo has been placed on all new applications for registration…
Finally, FG bans production of Cough Syrups containing codeine in Nigeria (ThisDay)
The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. The Minister…