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NAFDAC begins testing for coronavirus remedy drugs

National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has started working on coronavirus potential remedy drugs submitted by Nigerians, its Director-General (DG) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said yesterday.

The DG explained that the submissions were made after the agency called for expression of interest for the COVID-19 related medicines from researchers and practitioners.

The NAFDAC DG, who spoke on a television program, said the four applications submitted would undergo “due diligence”.

The DG also said instead of spending a huge amount of money to get the COVID Organic from Madagascar, she would prefer such money to be spent on herbal remedies produced in Nigeria.

Also yesterday Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government is conducting a study on the efficacy of some drugs to treat patients who tested positive to COVID -19 in five centers in the country.

He said: “As I said before, there is a study being done on the efficacy of some drugs by about five centers in our country and hydraulic chloroquine is one of them. When the result comes out, I will share it with you.

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