The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated fake malaria medicines valued at over N1.2 billion in Lagos State.
This was disclosed on Friday by the agency on its official X handle, stating it seized 277 cartons of counterfeit and unregistered Malamal Forte malaria drugs in a warehouse in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of the state.
The statement further reads, “The fake drugs, which were concealed in cartons labelled as Diclofenac Potassium 50mg, were illegally imported from Shanxi Tianyuan Pharmaceuticals Group in China. They were falsely declared as spare parts in the shipping container.
“NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment, with the full support of the Presidency and Federal Ministry of Health, to eliminating counterfeit and substandard medicines from Nigeria.
“This seizure is part of NAFDAC’s sustained nationwide operation to protect public health and ensure only safe, quality medicines are available to Nigerians.”
