The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a warehouse containing packaging materials suspected to be intended for the production and distribution of falsified medicines at the Tools and Hardware Complex, Trade Fair, Lagos State.
The agency disclosed the discovery in a post on its official platform on Saturday, November 14, 2026, stating that the warehouse was located on the last floor of the complex.
According to NAFDAC, its operatives recovered several packaging materials bearing the names of pharmaceutical products suspected to be falsified, including Augmentin 625mg and Ampiclox.
The agency also reported the discovery of bottle caps bearing the Gordon’s Gin brand inside the facility.
The materials recovered have raised concerns about possible attempts to produce or package counterfeit pharmaceutical products using the identities of established drug brands.
However, the discovery of the packaging materials does not, on its own, establish that finished falsified medicines were being produced or distributed from the warehouse.
The development comes amid NAFDAC’s ongoing efforts to combat the production, distribution and sale of fake, substandard and unregistered medicines and other regulated products in Nigeria.
The agency has repeatedly warned about the dangers associated with falsified pharmaceutical products, which can expose consumers to ineffective or harmful substances and undermine public confidence in the healthcare system.
The latest discovery underscores the need for continued surveillance of facilities involved in the storage, production and distribution of pharmaceutical packaging materials.
NAFDAC did not provide further details in the report about arrests, the operators of the warehouse or the quantity of materials recovered.
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