Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested the owner of a pharmaceutical company — Ecomed Pharma Limited — over alleged manufacture of substandard Deekins Amoxycillin.
Consequently, the agency said it has ordered an investigation into a case of suspected substandard Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg capsule, manufactured by Ecomed Pharma Ltd and marketed by Devine Kings Pharmaceutical Ltd, with lot number 4C639001.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said that the agency has also alerted major drug distribution outlets across the country to take measures to prevent the sale of the affected medicine to members of the public until the investigations are over.
She said that the agency took the step following reports of serious adverse drug reactions experienced by patients that had taken the medication across the country.
According to Ecomed Pharma Ltd, reports of serious adverse drug reactions were received from a hospital that reported three cases of serious adverse drug reactions from patients administered with the batch of Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg.
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Source: This Day
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