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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:41 AM

Published 11/07/2009 by RBC Dain Rauscher


Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday joined the global effort in the use of a cutting-edge technology to fight counterfeiting in Nigeria.

The technology, a handheld device called Truscan would be used at borders and medical stores to detect...

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Nigeria: Govt Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs - [11/07/2009 - AllAfrica.com]
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...stating that "we are the first Medicine Regulatory Agency in the world to purchase Truscan." He however stated that...
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/07/2009]
...also deploying "a text messaging technology to put the power of detection of counterfeits in the hands of Nigerian consumers thereby enlisting the entire Nigerian public in the war against counterfeiting" .This, Orhii said, would...
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/07/2009]
...while noting that "for any regulatory authority to be successful, it needs to constantly review its actitvities, evolve new measures to build the capacity of staff, standardise operating procedures, with adequate funding and entrench a culture of fairness and be transparent in service delivery." Information Technology...
Nafdac Procures Device to Detect Fake Drugs [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/07/2009]

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