The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control, NAFDAC, has warned of fake COVID-19 drugs in circulation.
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, said the agency
discovered fake Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in circulation across the
country.
Speaking during a webinar in Lagos State on Wednesday,
Adeyeye also disclosed that fake face masks and hand sanitizers were in
circulation.
She explained that this was discovered during post-marketing
surveillance of COVID-19 medical products.
The NAFDAC boss said: “Post-marketing surveillance is part
and parcel of NAFDAC. We stepped it up because we knew that companies were
changing formula and formulations for us.
“We see falsified Chloroquine without any active ingredients
in it. Of course, we also have had fake sanitizers and masks, which we have to
deal with regulatory-wise.
“Chloroquine and
Hydroxychloroquine are some of the therapeutics that Nigeria is using for
clinical trial treatment only. We started with Chloroquine and then
Hydroxychloroquine came in.”
Recall that the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, had
last month urged Nigerians to be wary of substandard hand sanitisers.
SON disclosed that genuine hand sanitizers have alcohol
which can be perceived by the user.
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