Don’t sell unsafe medicine to the public, NAFDAC warns trado-medical practitioners

Traditional medicine practitioners have been told to register with the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) and avoid selling unsafe medicine to the public.

NAFDAC Coordinator in Gombe State Mr. Gonzuk Nyor, said those selling products without getting them registered commit an offence and the agency considers such products unsafe for public consumption.

“We are advising them to come with their products so that they can be subjected to Lab investigation to verify their safety and to have them registered,” he said.

“If you sell products without registration, you are selling fake products because NAFDAC considers them unsafe. Of course, there is punishment for that. First, we are going to collect the product from you and sanction you as a first offender. But if you keep doing it, stiffer sanctions will come up and at the end of the day you will be prosecuted,” he added.

According to him, when products are registered, they would be patronized by people all over because they are safe.