Key Points:
- Mary Njoku says Nigerian drugs don’t work like they should.
- She compared local and foreign versions of the same medicine.
- Njoku begs NAFDAC to take action before lives are lost.
Mary Njoku Raises Alarm on Fake or Weak Drugs
Popular actress and filmmaker, Mary Remmy Njoku, has raised a big concern about the strength of drugs sold in Nigeria.
She said medicines in the country seem to be losing their power and might even be fake. Mary asked strong questions, saying, “What exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? What’s going on with our drugs?”
Her Bad Experience With Food Poisoning
Mary shared how she got food poisoning while working on a film set. She sent someone to buy Imodium from one of the country’s top pharmacy stores.
“I’ve used this medicine many times,” she said. “But this time, I used it for three days and felt no change. My stomach didn’t get better.”
Then her husband came back from a trip and gave her the same drug, but this time bought from abroad. She said, “I took it and in just five minutes, my stomach calmed down.”
She Demands to Know What’s Being Sold in Nigeria
Mary said this isn’t her first time seeing a big difference between local and foreign drugs.
“I really need to ask,” she said. “What exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? This is not right. It’s a risk to our health.”
She warned that someone could die from a treatable illness just because the medicine didn’t work. “You take the drugs, hoping to get well, and still die from something simple,” she added.
She Calls for NAFDAC to Act Fast
Mary called on NAFDAC, Nigeria’s drug control agency, to quickly step in and look into the issue.
She warned, “This is not the first time I’ve seen this. And it’s getting worse. NAFDAC must take this seriously. This is dangerous!”
