7 d. ago Onitsha Market Reopens As NAFDAC Seizes Over 50 Trailers Of Substandard Drugs

NAFDAC has announced the reopening of the Onitsha Drug Market and other adjoining markets after a nearly one-month closure. The agency’s South-East Zonal Director, Martins Iluyomade, revealed that business will resume on Friday, following a meeting with Anambra State officials and market union leaders. The shutdown, which began last month, aimed to combat illicit drugs […] The post Onitsha Market Reopens As NAFDAC Seizes Over 50 Trailers Of Substandard Drugs appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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7 d. ago NAFDAC reopens Onitsha drug market, seizes 50 trailers of illicit drugs

…Says volume of narcotics in Onitsha enough to ruin Nigeria National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has read more NAFDAC reopens Onitsha drug market, seizes 50 trailers of illicit drugs

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7 d. ago NAFDAC reopens Onitsha market after seizing 50 trailers of fake drugs

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has finally announced the reopening of the Onitsha Drug Market and other adjoining markets after nearly one month of closure. The South-East Zonal Director of the agency, Mr Martins Iluyomade, revealed this on Thursday after a meeting between officials of […] The post NAFDAC reopens Onitsha market after seizing 50 trailers of fake drugs appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Ekiti pharmacists hail NAFDAC’s efforts in combating fake drugs

The Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Ekiti State Branch, Martins Alutundu, has lauded the efforts of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration to rid the country of fake and substandard drugs and sanitise the drug distribution system. Alutundu, in a statement titled, ‘Ekiti PSN lauds the bold steps of NAFDAC’, made Read More

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2 w. ago Fake drugs: NAFDAC reopens Abia markets, Afenifere urges DG’s protection

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has reopened shops belonging to traders cleared of wrongdoing after its crackdown on fake drugs and substandard products in Abia markets. The South-East Zonal Director of NAFDAC, Martins Iluyomade, announced the reopening following an appeal from the Abia State government. This was as pan-Yoruba sociopolitical Read More

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2 w. ago USAID donated some drugs seized in Lagos, Abia markets – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that USAID and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral drugs were among the 87 truckloads of banned, expired and substandard medicinal products it seized recently. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the disclosure on Wednesday. She said the counterfeiters were after her life and those of […] The post USAID donated some drugs seized in Lagos, Abia markets – NAFDAC appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago NAFDAC recovers 87 truckloads of expired drugs in Lagos, Abia, Anambra markets

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday, said it seized 87 truckloads of banned, expired and substandard medicinal products, including USAID and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral drugs, male and female condoms, among others. This followed a crackdown on the illicit drug trade that saw it raiding the country’s three major open drug Read More

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2 w. ago Negative impact of substandard and fake drugs on our health system

Recently, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Alliance with the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria read more Negative impact of substandard and fake drugs on our health system

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2 w. ago Our Fight Against Fake Drugs, Substandard Medicines Not Political But To Protect Lives – NAFDAC

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, has said that purpose of its operations nationwide is not political but to save many lives in the country. The agency’s boss,  Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye led this out on Saturday during a visit at NAFDAC’s Enforcement Office in Apapa, Lagos State to inspect illicit pharmaceuticals confiscated […] The post Our Fight Against Fake Drugs, Substandard Medicines Not Political But To Protect Lives – NAFDAC appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Over 77 trucks of substandard drugs seized at Aba, Onitsha, Idumota drug markets —NAFDAC

Tribune Online Over 77 trucks of substandard drugs seized at Aba, Onitsha, Idumota drug markets —NAFDAC THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed off and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. Also, over 77 trucks of substandard drugs were seized at Aba, Onitsha and Idumota drug markets during the period under review. The […] Over 77 trucks of substandard drugs seized at Aba, Onitsha, Idumota drug markets —NAFDAC Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Soludo promises collaboration with NAFDAC to tackle fake drugs

The Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to eliminate fake, substandard, and adulterated drugs from the market. Soludo made the promise on Saturday in Onitsha while addressing traders of Ogbo Ogwu and surrounding markets, which were recently shut down by NAFDAC Read More

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2 w. ago NAFDAC seizes 10 trailers of counterfeit drugs hidden in plumbing materials

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted fake drugs in its ongoing enforcement operation at the Onitsha Bridgehead drug market, popularly known as Ogbo-Ogwu in Anambra State. During the exercise, the agency uncovered two trailer loads of unregistered narcotics, banned tramadol, and counterfeit drugs concealed inside plumbing materials shops located Read More

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3 w. ago Crackdown on fake drugs: Peter Obi urges reopening of Onitsha head bridge market

Tribune Online Crackdown on fake drugs: Peter Obi urges reopening of Onitsha head bridge market Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for the immediate reopening of markets affected by the recent closure of the Head Bridge Market in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State.  He stated this in a message shared on his X handle on Tuesday.  The market was shut down by the National […] Crackdown on fake drugs: Peter Obi urges reopening of Onitsha head bridge market Tribune Online

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