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NAFDAC Launches App to Help Nigerians Identify Fake Drugs

NAFDAC Launches App to Help Nigerians Identify Fake Drugs

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to join the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products.

The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app, the Greenbook.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call on at the opening ceremony of a two-day sensitisation and awareness workshop on the Greenbook, traceability project, and paediatric policy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Adeyeye explained that the NAFDAC Greenbook, a comprehensive database of registered drug products in Nigeria, was introduced to help the agency counter the advanced methods used in the production and distribution of counterfeit medicines.

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Adeyeye, represented by the Director of the Post-Marketing Surveillance Directorate, NAFDAC, Fraden Bitrus, emphasised that the workshop aims to ensure regulators and stakeholders work together in combating substandard and falsified medical products.

The NAFDAC DG further revealed that Nigeria is the first country in Africa to use this technology and the second in the world.

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She encouraged stakeholders in the healthcare sector to support initiatives aimed at eliminating substandard and falsified medical products and ensuring the provision of quality, safe, and effective medicines for Nigerians.

The Greenbook app can be downloaded via the Apple Store or Google Play Store using the link: greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng.”

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