Nigeria: Four in 100 Anti-Malaria Drugs Counterfeit, Says NAFDAC

11 August 2015

Only about four out of 100 antimalaria medicne-down from about 20 three years ago-on the market are counterfeited, according to a new survey released by the National National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

The agency reported on Tuesday that its nationwide survey of the quality of anti-malaria medicine showed a "drastic reduction" from 19.6% in 2012 to 3.6% in 2015.

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