Afrigather The Nationwide Company for Meals and Medicine Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has alerted the general public to a falsified Paracetamol Injection mislabelled as “Paracetamol Injection 300mg/2ml I.M I.V Aminoglycoside Antibacterial.”
The company stated the product was found throughout a surveillance exercise carried out by the post-marketing surveillance (PMS) unit of the Company in Abuja.
Within the public alert issued February 15, the agenc stated the falsified product was sampled for laboratory evaluation and the results of evaluation performed on the product by its Laboratory Kaduna confirmed that the product contained solely paracetamol.
Paracetamol Injection is an analgesic and antipyretic used to deal with delicate to average ache and to scale back fever. It isn’t an Aminoglycoside Antibacterial as labeled on the product. Aminoglycosides are a category of antibiotics used to deal with critical infections attributable to micro organism which can be troublesome to deal with.
NAFDAC clarified that the real Paracetamol Injection 300mg/2ml I.M I.V is manufactured by Shandong Shenglu Pharm. Co. Ltd, China, and marketed by Sifam Life Care Pharmaceutical Ltd, Kano, Nigeria.
“It’s registered by NAFDAC as an analgesic and never aminoglycoside antibacterial. The Certificates of Registration Holder (Sifam Life Care Pharmaceutical Ltd) has confirmed the product to be a falsified paracetamol injection”, it stated.
Product particulars
The small print of the falsified paracetamol injection are as follows; Product NameParacetamol Injection 300mg/2ml I.M I.V Aminoglycoside antibacterial
Acknowledged Marketer: Sifam Life Care Pharmaceutical Ltd. No. 33 Keffi Road, Kano, Nigeria.
All NAFDAC zonal administrators and state coordinators have been directed to hold out surveillance and mop up the falsified product inside the zones and states.
The ageny suggested importers, distributors, retailers, healthcare professionals, and caregivers to train warning and vigilance inside the provide chain to keep away from the importation, distribution, sale, and use of the falsified product.
“All medical merchandise should be obtained from approved/licensed suppliers. The merchandise’ authenticity and bodily situation must be fastidiously checked.
Healthcare professionals and customers are suggested to report any suspicion of the sale of substandard and falsified medicines or medical gadgets to the closest NAFDAC workplace, NAFDAC on 0800-162-3322 or by way of electronic mail: [email protected]”, the company stated
