The National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control ( NAFDAC )
has alerted the public and especially
healthcare providers of the circulation of
falsified versions of the drugs Amoxverse and Ampiverse in Democratic Republic of Congo .
According to the agency’s website, the
notification was received from the World
Health Organizationand after careful Laboratory analysis of the products, they discovered it did not contain any active ingredient.
The purported manufacturer ( UNIVERSE Ltd Kenya) stated on the label explained
that they do not manufacture any Penicillin.
The falsified versions of the antibiotics
labeled as manufactured by UNIVERSE
Ltd Kenya are being circulated in
plastic containers of 1000 capsules and
have been reportedly found in private
health care facilities in DRC.
NAFDAC has urged health care
providers and the general public to be
vigilant and ensure that any information
in respect of importation, distribution or
sale of the falsified Amoxverse and
Ampiverse capsules is reported to the
nearest NAFDAC office or the National
Pharmacovigilance Center (NPC) via e-
mail: pharmacovigilance@nafdac.gov.ng
Source: healthnewsng.com
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