The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) established innovative mobile technologies to fight counterfeit drugs in the North-East section of Nigeria.
A Gombe workshop spanned two days where PUNCH Online records how stakeholders received education about the “Scan 2 Verify” and “Green Book App” which enable medicine authentication checks for public protection.
NAFDAC’s Director-General Professor Mojisola Adeyeye presented through the Director of Post-Marketing Surveillance Bitrus Fraden to affirm that every drug registered by NAFDAC can be acquired from official channels and maintains its safety effectiveness.
Adeyeye detailed that Green Book App operates as an electronic medicine database containing only approved pharmaceutical products authorized by NAFDAC.
The verification process allows users to check drug authenticity thus any unlisted product becomes considered counterfeit according to Adeyeye.
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The workshop aimed at essential stakeholders from pharmaceutical vendors through medical doctors to healthcare professionals concentrated on adopting technological tools to guarantee delivery of legitimate medicines to customers.
Patent medicine dealers and shop owners at the workshop expressed their appreciation to NAFDAC for launching this prompt strategy.
Yakubu Yusuf together with Hauwa Musa both attendees at the workshop considered the training as an important development in tackling counterfeit drug problems.
NAFDAC maintains continuous action to close unlawful counterfeit drug markets throughout Lagos and Onitsha and other regions of the nation while confirming its dedication to healthcare protection and safety.
Sales of fake drugs required citizens to both confirm medicines they use and exercise educated health diligence according to NAFDAC.
