Drug Safety
NANS urges NAFDAC to test drugs, food sold on campuses
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to carry...
Fake Food and Drugs Raise Fresh Health and Safety Concerns in Nigeria
Concerns over the growing circulation of adulterated food and counterfeit or substandard medicines are putting renewed pressure on Nigeria’s food and drug safety...
Nitazenes Drive Sharp Rise in Scotland’s Drug Deaths as Fatalities Climb 11%
Scotland recorded a sharp increase in drug-related deaths in 2025, with the growing presence of powerful synthetic opioids known as nitazenes emerging as...
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Against Excessive Alcohol Consumption
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about the serious health and social consequences associated with...
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on Recalled Adulterated and Substandard Medicines.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted healthcare professionals, medicine importers, distributors, retailers and the general public...
India Tightens Crackdown on High Risk Drug Factories After Global Safety Concerns
India has taken enforcement action against about 90 per cent of high risk pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities inspected under a nationwide quality drive, as...
NAFDAC Needs 5,000 More Staff to Tackle Rising Regulatory Demands, DG Says.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised concerns over a severe manpower shortage, saying the agency lacks...
NAFDAC Blacklists Onifam Laboratories for Regulatory Breaches
By Benson Daniel The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blacklisted Onifam Laboratories over alleged violations of regulatory...
