How To Verify NAFDAC Registration Number Online
NAFDAC number All products including drugs must be registered with the national agency for food and drug administration and control (NAFDAC). This includes imported and locally made drugs. A registered drug is given a NAFDAC number. Read Also : How To Identify Fake Drugs By Pharmacist And Public (MAS) It is mandatory to include the number on each drug pack. The number starts with a two letter or a letter and a number prefix like 04, B5, A7, etc. It is followed by the dash sign (-). Then last four numbers like 9764. Two products can have the same NAFDAC number as long as it is from the same company having the same active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). In most cases, the two products have different excipients which mean one may have better bioavailability or other better attributes. A company is made to make another registration when the two products have different API. The reason for the introduction of NAFDAC number in 2001 by late Prof Pharm Dora Akunyili was to fight fak...
