The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has stressed the urgent need for the rational use of medicines as a key strategy for improving patient safety and strengthening public health outcomes in Nigeria.
Speaking at a sensitisation programme held in Mushin, Lagos, on Wednesday, the Director of Pharmacovigilance at NAFDAC, Uchenna Elemuwa, who represented the Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, warned that the misuse of medicines poses serious health risks.
She said, “Medicines save lives, reduce suffering, prevent complications, and improve quality of life. However, when medicines are misused, overused, underused, or improperly prescribed, they can become dangerous and even life-threatening.”
Elemuwa noted that irrational use of medicines remains a global public health challenge, citing practices such as self-medication, antibiotic abuse, incorrect dosing, and the use of counterfeit drugs as major concerns.
According to her, “These practices contribute significantly to treatment failure, adverse drug reactions, prolonged illness, increased
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