Mary Remmy Njoku, a well-known Nollywood actress and producer, has expressed doubts about the quality of Nigerian pharmaceuticals after contracting food sickness on a movie set recently.
The actress expressed concern about possible bogus medications circulating throughout the nation in an Instagram post.
Njoku described how she bought Imodium, a drug for diarrhea, from a well-known Nigerian pharmacy chain.
She clarified that her symptoms continued even after taking the medication for three days.
But she felt better in a matter of minutes after her husband gave her the identical drug that she had bought overseas.
The mother of three made a strong plea to NAFDAC, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, to look into the situation as soon as possible.
She said, “I want to share a recent experience: I had food poisoning on a set and sent a staff member to buy Imodium from a well-known pharmacy chain in Nigeria.
“A medication I’ve used many times before. I took it for about three days but my symptoms persisted.
“Then my husband bought a tiny tablet of the same Imodium from abroad and after taking it, my stomach issues subsided within just five minutes.
“This isn’t the first time I have noticed a difference. So I have to ask: What exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? What’s going on with our drugs?
“This is a public health risk and NAFDAC must take it seriously. This is very dangerous.”
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