Source: https://porpulace.com.ng/effects-of-fake-drugs-in-nigeria/


According to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), about 13-15% of the drugs currently in circulation in Nigeria are fake. This is a large chunk of the drug market.


The effects of fake drugs in Nigeria are as follows:

1) Loss of lives


This is one the most important effect of fake drugs in Nigeria.

Imagine somebody having a critical sickness and then there’s a drug that is prescribed for the person that can save the person’s life if taken in a particular dosage.

The person’s relations struggle to raise some money and buy the drugs and the drug is given to the sick person.

However, unknown to them, the quality of these drugs has been reduced by as much as 80% and remember, this person is in a life threatening condition.

The result is that the person is not responding as he should.

He may not even be responding at all and the person keeps getting worse.

At the end of the day, person dies.

In spite of the fact that drugs are prescribed and procured, the person eventually dies.

This is what can happen when somebody is treated with fake drugs.




2) Loss of money


These fake drugs are mostly sold at or near the price of the original drugs.

When someone buys a drug which is fake adult, rated at the price of the standard drug, the person wastes his money at the end of the day for a drug that doesn’t work.


3) Lack of trust in the Nigerian health care system

The issue of fake drugs leads to loss of trust in the Nigerian health system.

Imagine buying a drug, and unknown to you is fake drug.

Then you begin to take this drug.

Days or even weeks down the line, you still haven’t gotten any relief from the ailment.

This may make it to lose confidence and the doctor and start questioning his level of competence.

It ultimately leads to loss of confidence in the Nigerian health system.



4) Bad image of Nigerians


People outside Nigeria will definitely be amazed. They will presume that since fake drugs can be produced in Nigeria, Nigerians can literally fake anything.

We can also look at it from another angle. When someone with a medical condition and is on drugs, wants to visit Nigeria for a whole, the person will be worried as to how to access genuine drugs while still in Nigeria.

In summary, drugs from Nigeria are actually looked at suspicion by people that don’t reside in Nigeria because of these issues of faking of drugs.

At the end of the day, this takes back the hand of the clock as part of the efforts to present a good image of Nigeria to the outside world.



5) Emotional or Psychological stress


A fake drug cannot bring a solution to a patient's sickness.


This leads to more stress on the part of both the people that are sick as well as their caregivers.

A lot of uncertainties, anxiety and worries come into play.

The caregivers are worried because the sick person is not getting better despite all their efforts.

This ultimately leads to stress on everybody’s part.

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