Following the inreasing rate of its gross abuse, the Federal Ministry
of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ban with immediate effect further
issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active
pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations.
The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole made this known in
Abuja today May 1st. According to Adewole, the directive became
necessary due to the gross abuse codeine usage has been subjected to in
the country, especially in Northern Nigeria.
In its stead, the minister said codeine containing cough syrups
should be replaced with dextromethorphan which is less addictive.
He also directed the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, (PCN) and
NAFDAC to supervise the recall for labelling and audit trailing of all
codeine containing cough syrups in the country, while he has also banned
sales of Codeine containing cough syrup without prescription across the
country.
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