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…
