Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has cried out over fake Covid-19 drugs circulating in Nigeria.
She said; “The agency discovered fake Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in circulation across the country. This was discovered during post-marketing surveillance of COVID-19 medical products.”
“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.”
She made this revelations during a webinar in Lagos State on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020.
