The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is informing the public of the illegal distribution and marketing of a substandard and falsified Asian Ampicillin /Cloxacillin oral suspension in Kano State.
About 2,460 bottles of this product were discovered in six shops following a painstaking intelligence and surveillance by Regulatory Officers in Kano State.
The Substandard and falsified product has a fake NAFDAC Registration Number (NRN): A4-8255 which is a registration number of another NAFDAC registered product Zarcef-S 1500, a brand of Ceftriaxone Sodium 1g and Sulbactam 500mg injection registered by Shrezar Healthcare Nigeria Limited.
AMPICILLIN+CLOXACILLIN is composed of two antibiotics, namely: ampicillin and cloxacillin. It is used to treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, bones, lungs, and post-operative wound infections. It is also used to treat urinary tract infection, meningitis, gonorrhea and infections of the stomach or intestine.
Risk Statement
The illegal marketing of medicines or counterfeit medicines poses a risk to the health of people, since by not complying with the regulatory provisions, the safety, quality and efficacy of the products are not guaranteed.
Product details
The details of the product are as follows;
Product Name: Asian Ampicillin /Cloxacillin oral suspension
Batch Number: 001
Manufacturing date: 03/2024
Expiry date: 02/2027
Stated NRN: A4-8255
Name and Address of Manufacturer: Asian Pharmaceutical Ltd. 18/20 Burma Road, P.O. Box 1822, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria.
Please note that the above NRN (NAFDAC Registration Number) is falsified.
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All NAFDAC zonal directors and state coordinators have been directed to carry out surveillance and mop up the substandard and falsified product within their zones and states.
Importers, distributors, retailers, healthcare professionals and caregivers are hereby advised to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain to avoid the importation, distribution, sale and use of the substandard and falsified product. All medical products must be obtained from authorized/licensed suppliers. The products’ authenticity and physical condition should be carefully checked.
Healthcare professionals and consumers are advised to report any suspicion of sale of substandard and falsified medicines or medical devices to the nearest NAFDAC office, NAFDAC on 0800-162-3322 or via email: sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng
Similarly, healthcare professionals and patients are also encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of medicinal products or devices to the nearest NAFDAC office, or through the use of the E-reporting platforms available on the NAFDAC website www.nafdac.gov.ng or via the Med- safety application available for download on android and IOS stores or via e-mail on pharmacovigilance@nafdac.gov.ng
NAFDAC………. Customer-focused, Agency-minded!!!
