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    2 Mins ReadMarch 1, 2025

    NAFDAC Blacklists Indian Firm Over Dangerous Opioid Drugs

    By Samuel AkpenpuunMarch 1, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has blacklisted an Indian firm, Aveo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Limited, over alleged production and importation of dangerous opioid combinations into West Africa, including Nigeria.

    In a statement signed by its Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Friday, NAFDAC accused the Indian company of producing and distributing Tafrodol and Royal 225โ€”drugs containing a harmful mix of Tapentadol, an opioid, and Carisoprodol, a banned muscle relaxant.

    NAFDAC stated that the substances pose severe health risks, including respiratory failure, seizures, overdose, and death.

    โ€œThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has officially blacklisted Aveo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Limited, an Indian company implicated in the illegal production and exportation of highly dangerous opioid combinations into West Africa, including Nigeria.

    โ€œInvestigations have revealed that the company, managed by Vinod Sharma on the outskirts of Mumbai, is responsible for manufacturing and distributing Tafrodol and Royal 225โ€”drugs containing a harmful mix of Tapentadol, a powerful opioid, and Carisoprodol, a banned muscle relaxant. These substances pose severe health risks, including respiratory failure, seizures, overdose, and death,โ€ the statement read.

    The agency noted that an investigation conducted by the British Broadcasting Corporation โ€œexposed how packets of these drugs, branded with the Aveo Pharmaceuticals logo, have been found on the streets of Nigeria, Ghana, and Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire.โ€

    โ€œFurther evidence confirmed that Aveo Pharmaceuticals is also involved in the illegal exportation of high-dose Tramadol above 100mg, a strength not registered or approved by NAFDAC. Undercover footage captured Vinod Sharma admitting to the mass distribution of these opioids for abuse as street drugs across West Africa.

    โ€œGiven the severity of these findings, NAFDAC has taken decisive action to blacklist Aveo Pharmaceuticals and block any future registration of its products in Nigeria,โ€ the agency stated.

    NAFDAC reaffirmed its commitment to โ€œprotecting public health by enforcing international best practices in pharmaceutical regulation, including stringent product registration, Good Manufacturing Practice inspections, post-marketing surveillance, and pre-shipment inspections for high-risk imports.โ€

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