Throughout Nigeria a problem exists regarding counterfeit products and their impact on the health, economy and wellbeing of the society. A national campaign including a soap opera warning of the potential harmful effects of counterfeit drugs, drinks—you name the product, has been mounted. There is a significant problem with items being duplicated here or imported from India, China and other sources. Now I’ve purchased a counterfeit ‘designer’ bag, DVD and CD or two at home. But as far as I know, none of them was life threatening.
Bootlegged food and drug items present the greatest concerns. Lives have been lost and long term illnesses have resulted from people unknowingly taking copycat drugs which have no potency or bottled drinks made with contaminated water. Every few weeks there is a news report on a raid or bust on some counterfeit product. A doctor said great strides have been made in this regard over the past few years. NAFDAC’s (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control) drug labeling, import surveillance and testing procedures have greatly reduced the number of fake drugs in the market. Generally , he added more expensive drugs are not counterfeited.
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Then there are the products with look-alike names and labels as brand name products. Buyer beware!
To fix the counterfeit drug market you need to authenticate the drugs in their sealed containers. This is how you do that:
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