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NAFDAC Unveils New Measures To Tackle Fake Drugs Nationwide

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reaffirmed the agency’s unwavering commitment to eliminating substandard and falsified (SF) medicines in Nigeria, describing the menace as a grave threat driven by “greedy businessmen and their international collaborators.” Speaking at a two-day sensitisation and awareness […]

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reaffirmed the agency’s unwavering commitment to eliminating substandard and falsified (SF) medicines in Nigeria, describing the menace as a grave threat driven by “greedy businessmen and their international collaborators.”

Speaking at a two-day sensitisation and awareness workshop held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Prof. Adeyeye called on stakeholders across the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors to support NAFDAC’s mission to sanitise Nigeria’s drug markets.


“Let us work together to rid our markets, communities, and nation of fake drugs. Our people deserve nothing less than safe, high-quality medicines,” she declared.


The event, themed Dissemination and Sensitisation on NAFDAC Scan2Verify and Greenbook App for Stakeholders, was sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and held from June 17 to 18.

Prof. Adeyeye, who was represented by the Director of Post-Marketing Surveillance (PMS), Fraden Bitrus, stressed that the production and distribution of counterfeit drugs amounts to “the worst inhumanity of man to fellow men.”

She noted that NAFDAC has long deployed multiple strategies to combat fake medicines, including public awareness campaigns such as Shine Your Eyes, newspaper alerts, and detection technologies like the Mobile Authentication Service (MAS), Truscan, and Minilab. However, with counterfeiters becoming more sophisticated, the agency is now leveraging modern technologies to stay ahead.


Among the new initiatives unveiled at the workshop is the NAFDAC Greenbook, an online verification tool designed to empower consumers and stakeholders with real-time information about drug authenticity. Users can enter a product name, brand, or registration number to verify whether it is officially approved by NAFDAC.

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