MeCure to Produce First Local Antibiotics, Gets NAFDAC Nods
MeCure Industries, a pharmaceuticals company in Nigeria, has revealed it has secured approval from the National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to launch production of the first locally manufactured alternative Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid tablets, Amoxyclav 625mg. This was made known in a recent statement.“MeCure Industries completed its Beta-lactam plant (Amoxycillin and Clavulanic acid also known as Amoxyclav) and, in the first quarter of 2024, secured approval from NAFDAC to launch production of Amoxyclav 625mg tablets (the first locally manufactured alternative antibiotic tablets following the departure of major manufacturers of similar variants),” the statement said.