NAFDAC Challenges Pharmaceutical Coys on Quality Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has challenged pharmaceutical companies in the country on the production of quality products.
A statement signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and made available by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola in Abuja, said Adeyeye gave the charge during the 50th Anniversary of Daily-Need Industries Limited in Lagos with thetheme “From Green to Gold: Operational Realities in the 21st Century”.
Akintola said the NAFDAC boss urged pharmaceutical companies to take the advantage of the African Free Trade Agreement (AfcFTA) to boost the production of quality goods, as the concept allows free trade among African countries.
“Nigerian pharmaceutical companies must be ready to trade their products across the continent with quality goods that can be approved in different countries through continental reliance among regulators”, he said.
Adeyeye, who also said that Research and Development (R&D) is an important creativity and innovation that companies require to incorporate into the manufacturing environment, added that research would encourage clinical trial of new molecules, immune-modulators, and complementary alternative medicines.
She commended Daily-Need Industries Limited for achieving a lot in the last 50 years, adding that “from the Penicillin Ointment, the company has grown to over 20 product categories.”