COVID-19: NAFDAC begins testing of four virus remedy drugs

National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has started working on Coronavirus potential remedy drugs submitted by Nigerians.

According to the Director-General (DG) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the submissions were made after the agency called for expression of interest for the COVID-19 related medicines from researchers and practitioners.

The NAFDAC DG said that the four applications submitted would undergo “due diligence”.

The DG also added that instead of spending huge amount of money to get the COVID Organic from Madagascar, she would prefer such money to be spent on herbal remedies produced in Nigeria.