A Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Ilorin, Moji Bakare-Odunola, has raised the alarm that fake and substandard drugs have assumed a major dimension in Nigeria.
She stated that the need for quality control of pharmaceutical products was necessary in developing nations, such as Nigeria.
While delivering UNILORIN’s 137th inaugural lecture on Sunday, she opined that almost all drugs are targets for faking.
She also said adaptation of quality control technology developed in advanced countries might not ensure proper technology transfer to protect the unwary citizens who, she said, were likely to suffer from improper manufacturing techniques and menace of fake drugs.
Bakare-Odunola urged government and its relevant regulatory agencies to continue to strive to eliminate the circulation of fake, substandard and adulterated drugs from the country.
She said a suspicion of an adverse drug reaction should be reported, adding that individuals should show respect for drugs by avoiding drug abuse and misuse.
According to her, an enlightened orientation towards drug use will prevent exposure to risk and enhance optimal benefits from drug therapy.
“Awareness on television and radio for health-care providers and patients about drug interactions and the translation of existing knowledge by the latter into changes in prescription should not only be encouraged but also maximised.
“This will reduce adverse drug reactions and huge economic consequences for the pharmaceutical industry and the loss from the market place of effective drugs and reduce the act of self-medication,” Bakare-Odunola said.
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