International rapper, Bow Wow, has an advice for youths still doing drugs as he recounted how he almost died of codeine addiction. According to the American rapper, his sad story with codeine began after he worked on the ‘Face Off’ album with Omarion. Bow Wow wrote; “To the youth- Stop with these dumb ass drugs. […]
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Matters arising from ban on codeine
Adeoye Oyewole The abuse of prescription drugs is very rampant in Nigeria and has gone beyond codeine. This recently led the Federal Government, acting through the Ministry of Health to ban codeine, which is an active pharmaceutical ingredient for making cough syrup. This ban covers the production and import of the cough syrup containing codeine […] …
NAFDAC reopens Emzor, two others, stops production of codeine syrup
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Saturday lifted the shutdown order on three companies who were closed on May 7. The pharmaceutical firms were closed as the agency investigated the alleged unethical distribution of codeine cough syrups. Consequently, the affected companies can continue normal production schedule. The companies include the Emzor […] …
Codeine syrup: NAFDAC lifts shutdown on Emzor, two others
NAFDAC on Saturday lifted the shutdown order on three companies who were closed on May 7, for production of codeine cough syrups have been lifted and the normal company operations could resume. The companies include the Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd, Lagos, Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited and Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited in Ilorin, Kwara. According to a […] …
Codeine substitute: BRISIN wants govt. to ban use of pit latrine
Codeine abuse: NAFDAC seals Emzor, other pharmaceuticals
NAFDAC seals EMZOR, other pharmaceuticals over codeine ban By Vivian IhechuNAFDAC has shut down the Peace Standard Pharmaceutical ltd., BIORAJ Pharmaceutical ltd. both in Ilorin, Kwara, and the Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Lagos as it probed the codeine-based syrup epidemic. Codeine-based syrup is used in treatment of cough, but when abused could lead
Codeine ban: Lagos unveils new strategy to address mental health
Ojoi Igajah The Lagos State Government on Friday said comprehensive plans are currently being put together to generally address the prevalence of drug abuse under the mental health policy in the state. It said a law to that effect has already been updated. The Federal Government had on Tuesday directed the National Agency for Food, […] …
Codeine abuse: Catastrophe looms in Nigeria, says Saraki
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has warned that the rising spate of drug abuse in Nigeria will become catastrophic if left unchecked. Saraki said a British Broadcasting Corporation Africa’s ‘Africa Eye’ documentary, titled ‘Sweet Sweet Codeine,’ which detailed the prevalence of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, was another eye-opener. “Nigerians […] …
FG bans codeine importation, production
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole said this in a statement on Tuesday. […] …