Public Alert No:006/2023 – Alert on Suspected Falsified Coartem 20/120mg Tablets
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying the public that some suspected falsified Coartem – 20/120mg – green blister packs were found in North Central Zone (Jos in particular). Also, a similar report was received in DR Congo The stated manufacturer, Novartis, confirmed in October 2021 that it […]
Public Alert No:004/2023 – WHO Alert on Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1%
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying the public that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm on batches of tetracycline hydrochloride ophthalmic ointment USP 1%, an ophthalmic antibiotic manufactured by Navi Mumbai-based Galentic Pharma (India) Pvt Ltd for various quality issues. The affected batches are still within […]
Address of Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye Delivered at the Flag-off of North-West Zonal Media Sensitization Workshop on Dangers of Bleaching Creams on Thursday, 9TH February 2023 in Kano
, Protocol, It is my pleasure to be here again in this historic city of Kano to undertake some critical regulatory activities, part of which is the flag-off of the North-West Zonal Media Sensitization Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams. Last year, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha acting […]
Stakeholders Meeting on Implementation of Pharmaceutical Traceability & Other Pertinent Issues
The Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye and some staff members met with major stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry, comprising of pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers, on the 6th of February to discuss the introduction of Pharmaceutical Traceability and the use of GS1 technology for monitoring product movement through the pharmaceutical supply chain in the country. The […]
Public Alert No:003/2023 – Corim Industries Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in Peanut Butter hot Chocolate
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying the public that Corim Industries, USA of Brick, New Jersey is voluntarily recalling the following peanut butter hot chocolate products because they may contain undeclared peanut. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that a replacement flavouring ingredient from a different […]
Press Briefing by Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, PhD, FAS on Joint International Destruction of 5X 40 Feet Containers 0f Unregistered Pharmaceuticals Including Tramadol 200mg and Higher Strength
, Protocol I would like to thank the government of President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) for returning NAFDAC to the ports in May 2018 after seven-year absence. It was the return of NAFDAC to Nigerian ports that made the four and a half years monitoring of unregistered pharmaceuticals including tramadol to be possible. The Presidency is […]
Public Alert No:001/2023 – Alert on Substandard (contaminated) METHOTREXTM 50mg identified in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying Healthcare providers that one batch of substandard (contaminated) METHOTREXTM (methotrexate) 50mg, have been identified in two countries (Yemen and Lebanon) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region. The stated manufacturer, CELON Laboratories Pvt Ltd., has confirmed to WHO that the stated batch […]
Second Term Resumption Speech – Continuation Of Transformative Leadership Of NAFDAC
(An Agency Strictly Guided by International Standards) Doing the right things makes a nation great or, simply stated, Righteousness exalts a nation. On the contrary, not doing the right things brings setbacks. I would like to thank the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) for my reappointment for a […]
Reappointment Of Director General Of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye
, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) has reappointed the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye for a second tenure of five years. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha (CFR) conveyed the approval of the President to Prof. Adeyeye whose tenure renewal […]
Public Alert No. 050/2022 – Alert on Revoke of Drug Companies Licenses after 159 Infant deaths in Indonesia
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying Healthcare providers and the public that Indonesian authorities have revoked the licenses of two pharmaceutical companies (PT Yarindo Farmatama and PT Universal Pharmaceutical industries) to prevent them from producing syrup-type medicines following the death of 159 children under five (5) years, […]
