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Mrs Adeyeye says if excessive use of antibiotics is allowed to fester, antimicrobial resistance could lead to death.

has warned Nigerians against taking excess antibiotics, saying it accelerates the process of Antimicrobial Resistance , and leads to avoidable deaths.

‘’It is in view of this fact; I am delighted to be part of this battle and welcome all our esteemed stakeholders to the front line of this battle. Creating awareness amidst us all is a major step in AMR stewardship to effectively stop resistance. According to her, emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens continues to weaken the health systems’’, she stressed.

Mrs Adeyeye reaffirmed NAFDAC’s commitment to ensuring that only safe and wholesome food, drugs, and other regulated products are available to Nigerians. She said the agency’s stake in the protection of public health, as entrenched in NAFDAC Act Cap N1 LFN 2004, is to ensure that regulated products that are available for use are wholesome, safe and of the right quality.

 

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