The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about falsified batches of Postinor-2, a widely used emergency contraceptive pill, in circulation. The alert was issued in a statement by the agency’s director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, on Tuesday.
According to NAFDAC, the counterfeit products were reported by the Society of Family Health, the authorised distributor of Postinor-2 in Nigeria. The fake packs were identified by errors including smaller fonts on the verification sticker and misspellings such as “verify” and “distributed.”
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Details of the falsified products include batch number T36184B with expiry date August 2028, and batch number 332 with expiry date February 2027. The agency warned that using these fake medicines could lead to contraceptive failure, toxic side effects, organ damage, or even death.
NAFDAC said investigations are ongoing to trace the source of the products and has directed officials nationwide to remove them from circulation. The agency urged healthcare providers, retailers, and the public to verify all purchases and obtain medical products only from authorised suppliers.
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