National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) is informing the public of the presence falsified Lins Meropenem Injection in Abuja.
The falsified product was administered to a patient in a clinic within FCT, Abuja.
Genuine Meropenem injection is an antibiotic used to treat skin and abdominal (stomach area) infections caused by bacteria and meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) in adults and children 3 months of age and older.
Product details:
Product Name: LINS Meropenem for Injection USP 1000mg. Product Manufacturer: Keylink Global, Exim Private Limited, Plot No. 150/1, 3rd Floor, Shipra Path Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Batch Number: C1009312
Manufacturing date: 12/2023
Expiry date: 11/2026
“Importers, distributors, retailers, healthcare professionals and caregivers are hereby advised to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain to avoid the importation, distribution, sale and use of the substandard and falsified product. All medical products must be obtained from authorised/licensed suppliers,” NAFDAC wrote.
The products’ authenticity and physical condition should be carefully checked.
Healthcare professionals and consumers were advised to report any suspicion of sale of substandard and falsified medicines or medical devices to the nearest NAFDAC office, call 0800-162-3322 or send an email to sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng
