NAFDAC Acquires Fake Drug Detector Machines Worth $2.45 Million

As a way of checking the quality and quantity of drugs produced and imported into the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has procured no fewer than 43 Truscan scanning equipment worth $2,451,000.

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, disclosed this at a press conference held on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to her, the new initiative will also enable the agency to attain Vaccine Lot Release ML4 to position Nigeria strategically for vaccine manufacturing.

She also said it would allow the agency reach World Health Organisation Maturity Level four and World Listed Authority Status by the first quarter of 2024 as its new initiative to enable global trade of Nigerian-made pharmaceuticals through collaborative registration with other regulatory agencies, among others.

A TruScan is a hand-held device used for on-the-spot detection of counterfeit medicines.

It allows regulators and law enforcement agents to conduct field-based screening of pharmaceutical samples to quickly and accurately identify counterfeits.