CODEINE CONSUMPTION: FG RECALLS 2.4 MILLION BOTTLES OF CODEINE SYRUP
In a shocking revelation, The Federal Ministry of Health says it has recalled 2, 405, 724 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup.
The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, made this known in Abuja, while receiving the final report of the stakeholders’ committee set up by the ministry to address the worrisome menace of abuse of codeine.
The move, According to a statement by the ministry on Sunday, was part of efforts to further demonstrate the Federal Government’s resolve to stem the abuse of codeine and other substances in Nigeria.
The statement read in part, “The Federal Ministry of Health has recalled 2, 405,724 million bottles of codeine cough syrup after a recent audit trail of the substance carried out by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.
“Prof Adewole said the audit trail and subsequent recall of the substance was part of the recommendations submitted by the 22-man committee drafted from a broad spectrum of the health sector to collaborate with relevant agencies as part of renewed efforts to actively monitor drug distribution channels and sanitise the system.”
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