NAFDAC UNCOVERS SUSPECTED FAKE DRUG PACKAGING MATERIALS, UNREGISTERED COSMETICS IN LAGOS
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered suspected counterfeit drug packaging materials and unregistered cosmetic products during separate enforcement operations in Lagos State.
The agency disclosed that the discoveries followed intelligence reports that prompted its operatives to raid a facility in the Tools and Hardware section of the Trade Fair Complex, where materials suspected to be used in packaging counterfeit medicines were recovered.
In videos shared on its official X account on Saturday, NAFDAC displayed packaging materials bearing the names of Augmentin 625mg and Ampliclox capsules, including leaflets and other materials associated with the antibiotics.
Packaging materials carrying the name of Gordon drinks were also discovered at the facility.
The agency expressed concerns over the authenticity of the recovered materials, stating that they were not produced by the original manufacturers.
It specifically noted that the Augmentin packaging differed from the original design used by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the pharmaceutical company associated with the product.
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NAFDAC described the location as a suspected storage facility for counterfeit product packaging materials, adding that the operation was carried out based on credible intelligence.
In a separate operation, the agency also recovered materials suspected to be linked to the production and packaging of unregistered cosmetic products.
Items recovered included unidentified soap, empty shampoo tubes, packaging materials bearing the inscription “Turmeric Vitamin C” and containers labelled for moisturising lotion.
The agency’s discoveries have raised fresh concerns over the circulation of suspected counterfeit medicines and unregistered cosmetic products in the country.
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