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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched cutting-edge mobile tools—"Scan 2 Verify" and "Green Book App"—to tackle counterfeit drugs in Nigeria’s North-East.
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At a two-day workshop in Gombe, healthcare stakeholders learned how these innovations help authenticate medicines, ensuring only safe, NAFDAC-approved drugs reach consumers.
NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, emphasized that all registered drugs are safe and available only through licensed vendors.
The Green Book App acts as a digital registry, allowing users to instantly verify a drug’s authenticity—unlisted products are fake.
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Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and patent medicine dealers, praised the initiative.
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Participants like Yakubu Yusuf and Hauwa Musa called it a major step in fighting fake drugs. NAFDAC also reaffirmed its crackdown on counterfeit drug markets in Lagos, Onitsha, and beyond, urging public vigilance.
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