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‘NAFDAC Destroyed ₦3.2b Substandard Medicaments

November 12, 2019 3:46 am

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard and falsified (SF) medical products worth more than ₦3.2 billion in the last two years. It disclosed its intention to dismantle open markets for drugs across the country, promising to make available credible alternatives.

NAFDAC also called on the Federal Government to reduce income duties on imported raw materials used for drug manufacturing and increase incentives for local drug manufacturers.

Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, while briefing journalists on the efforts to eliminate substandard, adulterated and unsafe drugs and medical devices in the country yesterday,

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