The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are alerting the public on defective tetracycline hydrochloride ophthalmic ointment. The notification is contained in a public alert with No. 04/2023, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeyeye […]
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American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, is recalling batches of its Xalatan 0.005%w/v eye drops solution used in treating glaucoma. As stated in a notice sent to doctors, the company said the decision to recall was reached after some counterfeit products were found within the legitimate supply chain. “Please be advised that Pfizer is recalling, at the […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will soon ban the use of Paraquat and Atrazine products by farmers. The agency said it would mount evidence that the products hurt applicators and the environment. Dr Husman Bukar, the Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products Directorate, NAFDAC, said this at […]
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The Director-General (DG) of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, says she was once asked for bribe by the house of representatives committee on healthcare services. Speaking when she featured on a Channels TV programme on Friday, Adeyeye said the committee asked her for the bribe in the form […]
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The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has revoked the appointments of consultants to the agency over allegations of anomalies and irregularities In a statement made available newsmen on Friday in Abuja, Prof. Adeyeye noted that the activities of the consultants were detrimental to the […]
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The management of Emzor Pharmaceutical Company on Sunday vowed to support the Nigerian government in the rehabilitation and treatment of persons affected by drug addiction. The company also expressed delight at the decision of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, (NAFDAC), to re-open the company’s production line which had earlier been shut. […]
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Three pharmaceutical companies implicated in the BBC investigation on illegal manufacture and distribution of codeine-containing syrup have been shut down by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The three companies are Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited, Adewole Industrial Estate, Lubcon Avenue, Ilorin, Kwara State; Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited, Kaima Road, Ilorin and […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Executive to check the sale and consumption of artificially-ripened fruits in the country and prosecute those involved. It urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to immediately carry out massive enlightenment to sensitise the public. This […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger, says it will intensify monitoring of use of potassium bromide by bakeries across the state. Mr Anikoh Ibrahim, NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, made this known on Tuesday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. Ibrahim said that […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says there is no plastic fish in circulation in Nigeria. NAFDAC Management said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that its finding followed “a thorough investigation and analysis of some unsuspected plastic fish samples’’ in its laboratory. The agency said that “the investigation […]
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