The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
(NAFDAC) has, again, warned Nigerians against taking Chloroquine as
treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
“Nobody should buy Chloroquine and use. If you have COVID-19, go
to a doctor. We have warned Nigerians and shall do that again. Do
not take Chloroquine,” Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director
General, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in
Abuja.
“The delay in approving some of the drugs for treatment of the
virus is because of the clinical trials the agency is carrying out
on them.
“So far, no group or individual has proffered any solution to
the treatment or management of the pandemic,” she said.
According to Adeyeye, the Chinese government carried out lots of
trials on Chloroquine before it approved its use for treatment on
some COVID-19 patients.
”Clinical trial is not a thing one can handle casually; it
requires guidance, supervision and experiment before approval so
that it will not cause further damage.
“The trial is to determine whether it is actually working or
not, after a sustained observation. NAFDAC is supposed to be the
centre of the regulation of clinical trial effects.
“Nobody can do any job of clinical trial in the clinic or
anywhere without passing through NAFDAC protocol.
”If such protocol is found defective or tend to compromise the
health of Nigerians, we will not approve it,’’ she said.
The NAFDAC boss further said that whatever procedure was coming
up for the cure or curtailment of COVID-19 must be submitted for
trial to the agency for appropriate processing.
She said that the agency must also ensure that all the procedure
used in arriving at their experimental processes for the cure or
curtailment of COVID-19 must be submitted with relevant proof.
Adeyeye advised researchers and traditional medical
practitioners to follow the normal protocol before the approval of
their work for public consumption
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
(NAFDAC) has, again, warned Nigerians against taking Chloroquine as
treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
“Nobody should buy Chloroquine and use. If you have COVID-19, go
to a doctor. We have warned Nigerians and shall do that again. Do
not take Chloroquine,” Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director
General, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in
Abuja.
“The delay in approving some of the drugs for treatment of the
virus is because of the clinical trials the agency is carrying out
on them.
“So far, no group or individual has proffered any solution to
the treatment or management of the pandemic,” she said.
According to Adeyeye, the Chinese government carried out lots of
trials on Chloroquine before it approved its use for treatment on
some COVID-19 patients.
”Clinical trial is not a thing one can handle casually; it
requires guidance, supervision and experiment before approval so
that it will not cause further damage.
“The trial is to determine whether it is actually working or
not, after a sustained observation. NAFDAC is supposed to be the
centre of the regulation of clinical trial effects.
“Nobody can do any job of clinical trial in the clinic or
anywhere without passing through NAFDAC protocol.
”If such protocol is found defective or tend to compromise the
health of Nigerians, we will not approve it,’’ she said.
The NAFDAC boss further said that whatever procedure was coming
up for the cure or curtailment of COVID-19 must be submitted for
trial to the agency for appropriate processing.
She said that the agency must also ensure that all the procedure
used in arriving at their experimental processes for the cure or
curtailment of COVID-19 must be submitted with relevant proof.
Adeyeye advised researchers and traditional medical
practitioners to follow the normal protocol before the approval of
their work for public consumption