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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the recent publication claiming that paracetamol drugs in Nigeria are under-dosed is fake.
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
Adeyeye said that the publication was a disservice to Nigeria, adding that academic publications need to be more responsive to issues of public health.
A 2023 study with samples from five paracetamol brands claiming to contain 500mg paracetamol as its active ingredient, were said to have been tested and analysed using the spectrophotometric method.
But the paracetamol concentrations were reportedly found to range from 185mg to 358mg, which is less than the recommended 500mg.
The study’s researchers raised concerns about the possibility of treatment failure due to under-dosed paracetamol tablets.
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