₦airaland Forum

Difrent:
Exactly.
Many Nigerians are financial illiterates , in times of economic hardships like this some ordinary folks will still be forming and be rubbing shoulder with the rich instead of adjusting, then go on social media to rant.

There are many cheap ways to treat malaria,one obvious cheap way is to buy insurance, the person that posted that news didn't do health insurance for their staff , yet will come online to grandstand

Lawalemi:
Drugs generally. It’s terrible buying Codiovan for almost 45,000 naira. A drug of 6k before Emilokan

anonimi:
May 1, 2025

May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu

According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”

On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.

Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/

Pacesetter123:
That's not the point.
The point is, how much was the said drugs 2 years ago?
And what's the percentage increase in it's price just 2 years of the present administration?
In 2023, shortly before this administration came into power, the drug was 3k,but just 2 years into the life of this administration, it's now 10k.
That is more than 300% increment within such short period of time and you still have the mouth to explain unexplainable.
Has your salary where you are working increased by over 300% within the same 2 years?

Segun198019:
Economic hardship instigated by a known drug lord, who run the most bloated government in the world, riding on private jets, 17T highways, major roads in worst conditions, refuse to cut down government expenditures, yet the son of one local man whose father cannot afford malaria table is hear defending the drug lord. No be juju be that.

DesChyko:
According to this Nairaland user, instead of buying trusted brands you have used over the years for your health, go ahead and experiment with your body, that has now become a laboratory for clinical trials of various brand of drugs.

According to this Nairaland user, the drugs you take when you are sick is now to be compared to luxury brands of personal car, which itself is a luxury to own in the first place.

The same people will tell you to grow your own food and stop complaining about the cost of buying it; they will ask "Must you eat Spaghetti, are you an Italian?"

All to avoid calling out the real culprit behind the economic mess Nigeria founded herself in. These same people supported Buhari's Draconian rule, until his end. And they will tell you not to make enemies because of politics.

Nigerians, be wise. Be wise!

IyaTola:
It's understandable to be frustrated with the high cost of healthcare, especially when basic medications like antimalarials are becoming unaffordable. However, blaming it solely on President Tinubu or using it as a reason to write off his entire administration oversimplifies a much deeper problem.

1. Global Inflation and Import Dependence:
Nigeria imports over 70% of its pharmaceutical products or active ingredients. With the naira losing value and global inflation pushing up drug prices, it’s expected that imported drugs—like many antimalarials—will become expensive.

2. Decades of Neglect, Not One Administration:
The crumbling health infrastructure, lack of local drug manufacturing, and poor investment in pharmaceutical R& didn’t start under Tinubu. These are problems rooted in decisions made 10–20 years ago. No single administration can reverse that overnight.

3. Efforts Toward Reform:
The Tinubu administration has started pushing policies to stabilize the naira, encourage local production, and reduce dependency on imports. The results may not be immediate, but change at this scale takes time.

4. Healthcare is Not Free Anywhere:
Even in wealthier countries, drugs can be expensive without insurance or government subsidies. The key issue in Nigeria is the lack of national health insurance coverage and efficient drug price control—issues that need institutional reform more than political scapegoating.

5. Product Pricing is Largely Market-Driven:
Pharmacies and private hospitals often price medications at extreme markups. Regulating drug prices and supporting local manufacturers would be more effective than changing leadership every election cycle.

You have every right to demand better. But directing all anger at Tinubu might make us overlook the systemic, decades-old problems that go beyond politics. Let’s hold leaders accountable, but also focus our energy on understanding the full picture and pushing for long-term reform.

monikulapo:
I'm not glad you quoted me. I used 'profiteering' right after importer. An opinion not sitting right with you doesn't mean it is not an objective truth.
If everyone had your eventual mindset the drugs that got to us cheap would still be under patent in the western developed world.

gabbytabby:
God gave us the trees and herbs as food for the healing of the body and we choose instead to use toxic malaria resistant Bleep

May God open our eyes to see.

When I was young only native herbs does it for me while fansider and chloroquine does not. I am going back to my roots.

FreeStuffsNG:
Ignorance is not bliss o

Let me break it down for you slowly. Coartem is like what Panadol is to generic paracetamol tablet brands like Emzor Paracetamol tablets, which are cheap and effective. At a time that 10 tablets of panadol was N1,500, ten tablets of Emzor paracetamol was around N150.

It is like what Rolls Royce is to a regular sedan car. They are both car brands but Rolls Royce is pricey.

Since you can't afford Coartem, explain your financial plight to the Pharmacist. The Pharmacist will give you the affordable generic brands of ACTs. These generic brands are effective as well as affordable. Most of them cost between N2k and N3k. You should have gone for that since you can't afford Coartem which is the innovator brand like the Rolls Royce of Arthemether Lumefantrine ACT. Same way you can get some generic antihypertensive medicine brands for N1,500, another brand of same medicine can be as high as N20k!

You go "do pass yourself " and out of ignorance want to place the blame on someone else.

Next time you get to the Pharmacy, tell the Pharmacist that you are not rich and you cannot afford exotic innovative brands.
Do not go there and form to impress the beautiful Pharmacist. You are not rich! Simple

FreeStuffsNG:
Ignorance is not bliss o

Let me break it down for you slowly. Coartem is like what Panadol is to generic paracetamol tablet brands like Emzor Paracetamol tablets, which are cheap and effective. At a time that 10 tablets of panadol was N1,500, ten tablets of Emzor paracetamol was around N150.

It is like what Rolls Royce is to a regular sedan car. They are both car brands but Rolls Royce is pricey.

Since you can't afford Coartem, explain your financial plight to the Pharmacist. The Pharmacist will give you the affordable generic brands of ACTs. These generic brands are effective as well as affordable. Most of them cost between N2k and N3k. You should have gone for that since you can't afford Coartem which is the innovator brand like the Rolls Royce of Arthemether Lumefantrine ACT. Same way you can get some generic antihypertensive medicine brands for N1,500, another brand of same medicine can be as high as N20k!

You go "do pass yourself " and out of ignorance want to place the blame on someone else.

Next time you get to the Pharmacy, tell the Pharmacist that you are not rich and you cannot afford exotic innovative brands.
Do not go there and form to impress the beautiful Pharmacist. You are not rich! Simple

DesChyko:
According to this Nairaland user, instead of buying trusted brands you have used over the years for your health, go ahead and experiment with your body, that has now become a laboratory for clinical trials of various brand of drugs.

According to this Nairaland user, the drugs you take when you are sick is now to be compared to luxury brands of personal car, which itself is a luxury to own in the first place.

The same people will tell you to grow your own food and stop complaining about the cost of buying it; they will ask "Must you eat Spaghetti, are you an Italian?"

All to avoid calling out the real culprit behind the economic mess Nigeria founded herself in. These same people supported Buhari's Draconian rule, until his end. And they will tell you not to make enemies because of politics.

Nigerians, be wise. Be wise!

dominique:
There are cheaper types of anti-malaria medications, go for them and leave the 10k ones for those that can afford them. Regardless of who is in power, we've had Nigerians that can too broke to afford stuffs and those comfortable enough to. All these Nigerians can't afford this, Nigerians can't afford that talks is getting tiring.

monikulapo:
Unless you have the mental capacity of my dog. I stated that the price is largely affected by importer adding excessive profit margins and pharmacy regulators being blind to their job.
Regardless of inflation the prices of essential medicines especially for the number 1 killer in the country should be cheap. This is not a new drug, this is not a drug with rare active ingredients. Regulators should be proactive in ensuring that the cost of essential medicines are easily accessible for the majority of people or covered by the basic insurance. That is how it is in a sane country.
Not every blame can be absolved by the government, especially the way the Nigerian constitution is. There's too many degrees of separation before you reach them especially when price is dictated by the greed of the major players, like you have alluded to - because you imported a product, slap %100 on it then start complaining when the price of everything else increases (if you understand basic economics).

FreeStuffsNG:
Ignorance is not bliss o

Let me break it down for you slowly. Coartem is like what Panadol is to generic paracetamol tablet brands like Emzor Paracetamol tablets, which are cheap and effective. At a time that 10 tablets of panadolo was N1,500, ten tablets of Emzor paracetamol was around N150.

It is like what Rolls Royce is to a regular sedan car. They are both car brands but Rolls Royce is pricey.

Since you can't afford Coartem, explain your financial plight to the Pharmacist. The Pharmacist will give you the affordable generic brands of ACTs. These generic brands are effective as well as affordable. Most of them cost between N2k and N3k. You should have gone for that since you can't afford Coartem which is the innovator brand like the Rolls Royce of Arthemether Lumefantrine ACT. Same way you can get some generic antihypertensive medicine brands for N1,500, another brand of same medicine can be as high as N20k!

You go "do pass yourself " and out of ignorance want to place the blame on someone else.

Next time you get to the Pharmacy, tell the Pharmacist that you are not rich and you cannot afford exotic innovative brands.
Do not go there and form to impress the beautiful Pharmacist. You are not rich! Simple

FreeStuffsNG:
Ignorance is not bliss o

Let me break it down for you slowly. Coartem is like what Panadol is to generic paracetamol tablet brands like Emzor Paracetamol tablets, which are cheap and effective. At a time that 10 tablets of panadol was N1,500, ten tablets of Emzor paracetamol was around N150.

It is like what Rolls Royce is to a regular sedan car. They are both car brands but Rolls Royce is pricey.

Since you can't afford Coartem, explain your financial plight to the Pharmacist. The Pharmacist will give you the affordable generic brands of ACTs. These generic brands are effective as well as affordable. Most of them cost between N2k and N3k. You should have gone for that since you can't afford Coartem which is the innovator brand like the Rolls Royce of Arthemether Lumefantrine ACT. Same way you can get some generic antihypertensive medicine brands for N1,500, another brand of same medicine can be as high as N20k!

You go "do pass yourself " and out of ignorance want to place the blame on someone else.

Next time you get to the Pharmacy, tell the Pharmacist that you are not rich and you cannot afford exotic innovative brands.
Do not go there and form to impress the beautiful Pharmacist. You are not rich! Simple

FreeStuffsNG:
Ignorance is not bliss o

Let me break it down for you slowly. Coartem is like what Panadol is to generic paracetamol tablet brands like Emzor Paracetamol tablets, which are cheap and effective. At a time that 10 tablets of panadol was N1,500, ten tablets of Emzor paracetamol was around N150.

It is like what Rolls Royce is to a regular sedan car. They are both car brands but Rolls Royce is pricey.

Since you can't afford Coartem, explain your financial plight to the Pharmacist. The Pharmacist will give you the affordable generic brands of ACTs. These generic brands are effective as well as affordable. Most of them cost between N2k and N3k. You should have gone for that since you can't afford Coartem which is the innovator brand like the Rolls Royce of Arthemether Lumefantrine ACT. Same way you can get some generic antihypertensive medicine brands for N1,500, another brand of same medicine can be as high as N20k!

You go "do pass yourself " and out of ignorance want to place the blame on someone else.

Next time you get to the Pharmacy, tell the Pharmacist that you are not rich and you cannot afford exotic innovative brands.
Do not go there and form to impress the beautiful Pharmacist. You are not rich! Simple

TruthHurts1:
https://x.com/HonShield/status/1948653824257786206?t=FZmCmRlOTDorbDIAVjszig&s=19[/quote]Coartem (artemether/lumefantrine) is an antimalarial medication, and while it is widely used in Nigeria, it is not manufactured locally.

Currently, Coartem is produced by Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, and most of its production happens outside Nigeria. However, Nigeria does have local pharmaceutical companies that produce artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), which are similar to Coartem but under different brand names.

Key Points:
Coartem Brand – Manufactured by Novartis (primarily in China and other international sites).

Nigerian-Made Alternatives – Some Nigerian pharmaceutical companies produce generic versions of artemether/lumefantrine or other ACTs.

Local Production Efforts – There have been discussions about increasing local production of antimalarials in Nigeria, but as of now, Coartem itself is not made in Nigeria.

Nigerian-Made Alternatives to Coartem (Artemether/Lumefantrine)
Lonart DS (Bliss GVS Pharma) – One of the most popular Nigerian-available brands.

Amatem Forte (Swipe Pharma) – Produced in Nigeria.

Lumartem (Emzor Pharmaceutical) – A trusted Nigerian brand.

Artesunat-Lumefantrine (Pharmanova Ltd) – Another locally produced ACT.

Malarid (Greenlife Pharmaceuticals) – Contains the same active ingredients.

Advantages of Nigerian-Made ACTs:
✔ NAFDAC-approved – Meet WHO standards for malaria treatment.
✔ More affordable – Often cheaper than imported Coartem.
✔ Easily accessible – Widely available in pharmacies across Nigeria.

Dogalmighty17:
Nonsense. Either her staff scammed her, the drug was bought from a pharmacy where things are generally expensive or she is just making this up to trend.

See below. The same Coartem can go for 3,000 or 8400 naira depending on the pharmacy you buy from.

LonART and Lokmal are still less than 4k and these are the most effective malaria medications in the market currently. I don't like Tinubu bought it doesn't mean I shouldn't address a lie even I see it.

ZombieTAMER
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This particular drug was 3k in 2023

As soon as Tinubu came in, economy was destroyed

Here you lots are dragging those who can't afford this drug anymore because of hardship

how dare they complain?

they should adjust to drinking Agbo jedi jedi

They should adjust from eating three square meals

while politicians smile to the Bank, the people suffer in penury

Those who support evil on their fellow human being are heartless