The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of the circulation of a fake anti-hypertensive drug.
Prof Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director General (DG) in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the drug, Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg (containing Glibenclamide) was currently circulating in Cameroun.
“NAFDAC is alerting the public, especially healthcare providers on the circulation of confirmed falsified Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg tablets in Cameroun.
“The falsified product has been found to contain Glibenclamide instead of Hydrochlorothiazide.
“In March 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was informed by an NGO in Cameroun that a medicine, presented as Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg tablets, has caused hypoglycaemia in patients.
“Confirmatory laboratory analysis has established that the product did not contain hydrochlorothiazide, the stated active ingredient, glibenclamide was instead identified,” Adeyeye said.
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