The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned the media over the advertisement of pharmaceutical products without confirmation from the agency.
Prof. Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye who is the Director General (DG) of the agency gave the caution at a press briefing, where the agency arraigned suspected drug peddlers over sales and distribution of falsified pharmaceutical products in Lagos state.
The DG urged the media to desist from illegal advertisement of products not confirmed by the agency, as it is against the Food and Drug Act.
Adeyeye said one of the media outfits had consistently advertised a listed herbal aphrodisiac medicine (Libigal and univasur herbal capsule) manufactured by Kolaq Herbs Limited, Ogun state, upon which, investigations showed that the listing approval of the product had expired in October 2006.
She noted that the company was sanctioned in 2016 and has refused to comply with the agency’s regulation.
According to her, the revenue of registered companies whose drugs are being falsified is compromised, thereby, impacting the economy negatively.
“These drugs have negative impact on the health of the takers or consumers and have caused the death of many Nigerians and newborns” she said.
Speaking on the issue of Drug hawkers, the Director for Investigation and Enforcement, Kingsley Ejiofor said the agency has intensified effort at ridding the country of the menace of drug hawking by partnering with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to drive awareness on the harmful effect of the drugs to every car park, which is part of the agency’s mandate to safeguard the health of the people.
