The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered a warehouse containing packaging materials suspected to be used for falsified medicines at the Tools and Hardware Complex, Trade Fair, Lagos.
The agency disclosed this in a post on its official page, stating that the warehouse was discovered on the last floor of the complex.
According to NAFDAC, items recovered during the operation included packaging materials bearing the names of suspected falsified medicines, including Augmentin 625mg and Ampiclox.
The agency also discovered bottle caps bearing the Gordon’s Gin brand inside the warehouse.
The discovery has raised concerns over the possible production and circulation of falsified pharmaceutical products, as well as the unauthorized use of established brands in product packaging.
NAFDAC has continued its efforts to clamp down on the production, distribution and sale of fake and substandard regulated products across the country.