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NAFDAC Alerts Public Of Fake Cancer Drug In Circulation

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the general public and healthcare providers about a suspected counterfeit batch of Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml injection, labelled with batch number C5290S20. According to a NAFDAC statement, the counterfeit product was flagged after a complaint from a doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,…

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NAFDAC Warns Of Fake Anti-Malaria, Antibiotics, Others In Circulation

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that there are substandard and falsified antimalarials, antibiotics, antihypertensives, anti-diabetic agents and life style drugs in circulation. The agency stated this during a community sensitization workshop for stakeholders on standard and falsified medicines in Nigeria, held in Kaduna yesterday. Speaking during the…

Health & Wellness

NAFDAC Bans Importation, Sale Of Dex Luxury Soap In Nigeria

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has announced athe ban on the Importation and sale of Dex Luxury bar soap in Nigeria. NAFDAC explained that the ban was due to Butyphenyl Methylpropional, BMHCA, content in the product. The information of its ban was contained in a post on the Agency’s X…

Health & Wellness

Reps Tells NAFDAC To Lift Ban On Sachet Alcoholic Drinks

February 24, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

The House of Representatives Committee on the National Agency on Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has decided to temporarily lift the ban on the sale of spirits and alcoholic drinks in sachets and pet bottles until the investigation is completed. Chairperson of the House Committee on NAFDAC, Regina Akume, made this announcement in Abuja…

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BREAKING NEWS: FG’s BanOn Alcoholic Beverages In Small Sachets Now In Force

February 5, 2024 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned alcoholic beverages produced in sachets less than 200ml. The agency said the five-year window given to the manufacturers of the products to stop producing the drinks in sachets and pet bottles which began in 2018 elapsed on January 31, 2024. The director-general…

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Beware of 5 Contaminated Syrups And Suspensions, NAFDAC Warns Nigerians

December 30, 2023 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert to healthcare providers and the public regarding five different oral liquid dosage forms (syrup and suspension) discovered in the Maldives and Pakistan. These products have also been identified in Belize, Fiji, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The affected products…

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Fake And Counterfeited Products: NAFDAC Destroys N16bn Goods Worth

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed 135 truckloads of counterfeit and damaged/expired products willingly submitted by stakeholders, worth about N16 billion. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this yesterday at a parley with journalists in Abuja. She said the investigation and enforcement directorate of the…

Health & Wellness

Disregard Video claiming semolina contains plastic materials — NAFDAC

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control(NAFDAC) has urged the consuming public to disregard the claim that semolina contains plastic materials adding that scientific analysis of the food product showed that a woman’s claim in a trending video is not true. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye in a statement…

Finance and Economy, Food and Agriculture

Unwholesome, Contaminated Batch Of Sprite 50CL In Market, NAFDAC Warns

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised an alarm to the Nigerian public about a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles that are in the Nigerian market. This revelation broke when a consumer complaint prompted an investigation by NAFDAC’s post-marketing surveillance unit. It was discovered that over five crates…

Food and Agriculture

Aphrodisiacs (Sex Enhancement Substances) Dangerous To Health – NAFDAC

December 30, 2021November 2, 2023 Rextun boss No Comments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to desist from using performance-enhancing substances (known as aphrodisiac) in order to impress their female partner, stressing that consumption of such substances could lead to stroke or sudden death. The Director- General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the admonition in her Christmas…

Health & Wellness

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