The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to tackle substandard and falsified medicines across Kaduna State and Nigeria in general.
The Director of the North West Zone of the Agency, Bala Mshelia, disclosed this during a sensitization workshop with the theme “Addressing the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in Kaduna”.
Mshelia stated that NAFDAC is making efforts to curb the menace of such practices in the state.
He pointed out that unpatriotic businessmen and women involved in the illegal manufacture, importation, and distribution of substandard and falsified medicines target products with high volumes of use for the treatment of diseases of public health interest.
Mshelia noted that the classes of medicines targeted include antimalarials, antibiotics, antihypertensives, anti-diabetic agents, and lifestyle drugs, urging Nigerians to join in the fight to ensure all drugs are safe for use.