The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted an online report alleging that the agency stood idly while manufacturers of certain products flaunt expired licenses. In a statement by the NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Mr. Sayo Akintola, the agency asserted that the online report was inaccurate and untrue. NAFDAC explained that, on the directive of …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has put in place additional measures to curb the incidence of unbranded cereals and other food items of industrial sizes that enter into the open markets. The agency explained that the unbranded products possibly sneak into the markets from the warehouses of food manufacturing companies and pose …

World Health Organisation (WHO), has approved the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Yaba Laboratory, as the Central Drug Control Laboratory (CDCL). The director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed this on Thursday, said that the approval of the laboratory for the agency was a significant milestone in its dedication to ensuring the safety and …

The manufacture of blood glucose metres (also known as glucometer or or blood sugar metre) and strips in Nigeria will revolutionise healthcare and make a significant impact in the lives of people living with diabetes in Africa and beyond, according to the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye. A glucometer …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g injection in circulation across the country. The information is contained in a public alert Number 036/2023 by the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja. …

Illicit sales and distribution of substandard and falsified medicines are a global threat that present huge public health challenges to national medicines regulatory authorities in developed and developing countries. They also pose catastrophic consequences on the local pharmaceutical industry. at the 21st NECCI PR Roundtable in Lagos on Thursday, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has emphasised that the agency has collaborated and will continue to collaborate with National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to ensure a sustainable access to affordable and acceptable quality medicines for the citizens. She said that, as part of efforts to ensure that all Nigerians have access …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has responded to a media report on the non-establishment of testing laboratory for fortification by the agency, which was said to have been made at the Nigeria Economic Summit Group in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advisory Centre (CSLAC) and eHealth. In a statement on Monday, NAFDAC’s Director …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified issues concerning a media report that pharmaceutical import dropped by 63 per cent in two years. The report, which quoted a multilateral agency, the International Trade Centre stated that difficulty in accessing foreign exchange, devaluation of the Naira, attendant high inflation had reduced imports, which was corroborated …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has mapped out its strategic plans to take the herbal medicine practice to a greater height where products would be globally acceptable and competitive in the international market. In her message to commemorate the 2023 International Traditional Medicine Day, which is celebrated every 31st August, the agency’s Director General, …