Public Alert No: 08/2018 Authorities Warn Against The Consumption Of Wales Golden Honey And Macum Eqimedyumly Honey
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have been informed that the Qatar Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), on 19th of February, 2018 warned against the purchase and consumption of Wales Golden Honey and Macum Eqimedyumly Honey. The products contain harmful chemical substances such as Vardenafil, Homosildenafil and Sildenafil. The Ministry stated […]
Public Alert No: 07/2018 Falsified Augmentin Products Circulating In Cameroun
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been notified of the circulation of a falsified version of Augmentin (Amoxycillin + Clavulanate potassium) in Cameroun. Amoxycillin + Clavulanic acid is used to treat a range of bacterial infections and is listed as a WHO Essential Medicine. The existence of the falsified […]
Public Alert no: 06/2018-Fake Penicillin-v- In Circulation In South-West Cameroun
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has been informed that the General Council Medical Colleges of Spain in the January/February 2018 edition of its Journal of Tropical Medicine alerted that a batch of fake Penicillin-V(Phenoxymethyl Penicillin)is in circulation in the South-West region of Cameroun. Penicillin –V is indicated for tonsillitis, otitis […]
Public Alert no. 05/2018 – Contaminated Meat Products From South Africa
CONTAMINATED PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ENTERPRISE CORPORATION AND RAINBOW CHICKEN LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) hereby alerts the public on the recent outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa. Listeriosis is a serious disease caused by the bacterium, Listerium monocytogenes. As at 2nd March, 2018, nine […]
Consequences of Removing Drugs and Poisons from the Exclusive Legislative List
The attention of the Agency has been drawn to a publication by the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in the Daily Trust Newspaper of 17th February 2018 on the recommendation by the reform panel of the ruling party led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai that
NAFDAC Destroys N80 Million Counterfeit And Expired Regulated Products
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has destroyed counterfeit drugs and other substandard regulated products worth over N80 Million in Abuja.
Drug Abuse: NAFDAC Impounds More Than Forty Containers Of Controlled Drugs
In her relentless fight against the menace of drug abuse and counterfeit regulated products, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Minister of Health Inaugurates NAFDAC Governing Council
, The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has inaugurated the Governing Council of the National Agency Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) along with other agencies and parastatals under the supervision of the ministry. Prof. Adewole while inaugurating the board members recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari, charged them to live above […]
Clarithromycin (Biaxin) Risky In Patients With Heart Disease
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is sharing an alert that was sent out by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) that Clarithromycin (Biaxin) is risky in patients with heart disease. Heart disease patients who take the drug, sold under the brand name Biaxin, can die years later. […]
Yobe State Governor Donates Offices And Land To Nafdac
, In his concerted efforts to combat the rising incidence of drug abuse and support the fight against counterfeit drugs and other substandard regulated products, Yobe State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam has donated two office complexes and a large parcel of land to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC […]
