By Ejiogu Paul
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it will embark on pre-shipment analysis on drugs imported into the country, aimed at ending the manace of substandard drugs in Nigeria, especially drugs from India and China.
NAFDAC further explained that a software was developed that helps to track and monitor ships on high sea, and it had entered into partnership with pre-shipment agents in India and China as it is determined to take the war of substandard drugs to the country of origin.
According to the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. MojiSola Adeyeye, NAFDAC in collaboration with Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) seized tramadol with street value estimated to be 1.7 trillion Naira and destroyed unwholsesome foods and other regulated products worth over 4 billion Naira in various exercises across the country.
