On March 20, 2015, the Nigerian health agency said it had seized counterfeit drugs and medical products worth 5 billion naira (over US$25 million) during the last two months.
244 containers of fake Viagra have been intercepted. This falsified medicine would probably turn out to be very dangerous if it was ingested and could cause heart attack.
The NAFDAC recalls the dangers posed by trafficking of counterfeit drugs in the country. They also highlight the progress made thanks to anti-counterfeiting technologies to analyze the quality and verify the authenticity of drugs.
Source: New Telegraph