We Do Not Have The Capacity To Verify The Efficacy Of Herbal Drugs – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it cannot guarantee the efficacy of herbal drugs and products being sold across the country.

Alhaji Abubakar Jimoh, NAFDAC Director of Special Duties, on Monday in minna, Niger State, at a stakeholders forum declared that the organization did not have the capacity to verify the efficacy of herbal products.

According to ThisDay report, the certification number issued for some herbal drugs and products was only to confirm that these products were fit for human consumption.

Jimoh further explained that the NAFDAC number issued for some of these herbal products was only for one year after which the manufacturers would apply for recertification.

However, he said it was working with another organization that could eventually lead to issuance of “all clear certificates for some of these herbal products “.

Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam