The National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned the public of an illegal distribution and marketing of a substandard and falsified Asian Ampicillin/Cloxacillin oral suspension in Kano State.
About 2,460 bottles of this product according to the agency were discovered in six shops following intelligence and surveillance by NAFDAC officers in Kano State.
The substandard and falsified product has a fake NAFDAC Registration Number (NRN): A4-8255 which is a registration number of another NAFDAC registered product Zarcef-S 1500, a brand of Ceftriaxone Sodium 1g and Sulbactam 500mg injection registered by Shrezar Healthcare Nigeria Limited.
AMPICILLIN+CLOXACILLIN is composed of two antibiotics, namely: ampicillin and cloxacillin. It is used to treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, bones, lungs, and post-operative wound infections. It is also used to treat urinary tract infection, meningitis, gonorrhea and infections of the stomach or intestine.
The details of the product are as follows:
Product name: Asian Ampicillin/Cloxacillin Oral Suspension
Batch number: 001
Manufacturing date: 03/2024
Expiry date: 02/2027
Stated NRN: A4-8255
“Name and address of manufacturer: Asian Pharmaceutical Ltd. 18/20 Burma Road, P.O. Box 1822, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria.
Please note that the above NRN (NAFDAC Registration Number) is falsified.
Healthcare professionals and consumers are 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,” NAFDAC urged.
