Fake, expired and counterfeit drugs seized by NAFDAC on HWN SAFETY

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Thursday re-invigorated its war against the menace of counterfeit drugs and other regulated products in the country when it destroyed fake drugs worth over N250 million in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

While carrying out the destruction exercise in company with security agencies at a dumpsite in Moniya, the ‎Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, said the products comprised fake, expired and counterfeit drugs seized by various NAFDAC establishments in the South West States of the country.

Represented by the NAFDAC’s Director of Special Duties, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the NAFDAC boss disclosed that the destroyed products included food products, cosmetics and other regulated products seized from manufacturers, importers, and distributors in the zone.

He said the exercise had become necessary to prevent the offensive products from making re-entry into the market and to raise public awareness on the dangers of counterfeit regulated products.

The estimated value of the products being destroyed today is N250 million. No doubt, drug faking has become an act of economic sabotage and also terrorism against public health. Since the entrance of the present management of NAFDAC, the Agency has taken a proactive approach towards fighting this menace.