Tag: Drug Abuse

NAFDAC Tasks Stakeholders On Drug Abuse Eradication
June 23, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Tasks Stakeholders On Drug Abuse Eradication

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stressed the need for all stakeholders to work together towards eradicating the menace of drug abuse in the country.  Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director General, made the call on...
read more
NDLEA Intercepts 100,000 Bottles Of Codeine Syrup At Onne Port
June 13, 2021 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 100,000 Bottles Of Codeine Syrup At Onne Port

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized no fewer than 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325 kgs at the Onne seaport, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr...
read more
NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs
November 24, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public to be careful of  taking more than  recommended doses of  popular over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicines.  The warning was contained in a...
read more
Aisha Buhari Implores Pharmacists On Drug Abuse
May 16, 2018 No Responses

Aisha Buhari Implores Pharmacists On Drug Abuse

Pharmacists have been urged to play their part in controlling the spread of drug abuse in the country.  The call was made by wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, while receiving members of Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALP)...
read more
Medical expert seeks ban on cough syrups
December 19, 2017 No Responses

Medical expert seeks ban on cough syrups

Dr Fatima Hassan, Pedeatric Consultant at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), has called on the Federal Government to ban cough syrups in the country.  She made the call at the Senate Roundtable on Drug Abuse Epidemic in Kano on Monday....
read more
1 2 3 4