*Nigeria鈥檚 National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, at a sensitisation workshop on the Greenbook, traceability project, and paediatric policy, activates a new mobile application, 鈥榯he Greenbook, in Port Harcourt, to help consumers to verify the authenticity of medical products, and fight against counterfeit medicines in the West African country

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As part of ongoing efforts at helping Nigerian consumers verify the authenticity of drugs and other medical products, fight against counterfeit medicines, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has activated a new mobile application called the 鈥榯he Greenbook, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, South-South region.

绿帽献妻 reports Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, disclosed this development Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the opening of a two-day sensitisation workshop on the Greenbook, traceability project, and paediatric policy in Port Harcourt.

Adeyeye, represented at the forum by Fraden Bitrus, Director of the Post-Marketing Surveillance Directorate at the agency, stated that the Greenbook serves as an online database for registered drug products in Nigeria.

Cross-Sections of participants in the Sensitisation Workshop on the Greenbook, Traceability Project and Paediatric Policy, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Photo: NAFDAC

The platform allows users to verify a product鈥檚 authenticity by searching for its name, brand, or registration number.

鈥楴AFDAC Greenbook is a critical tool for identifying fake drugs鈥�

The health sector regulatory agency also emphasised the need for stakeholder collaboration, highlighting that counterfeiters are becoming more sophisticated in their methods.

Bitrus said: 鈥淭he NAFDAC Greenbook is a critical tool for tracking and identifying fake drugs. If a product is listed in the Greenbook, it means it has been registered by NAFDAC and is safe for use.鈥�

He further revealed that Nigeria is the first country in Africa, and the second in the world to deploy this technology in the fight against counterfeit drugs.

鈥淭he Greenbook app is available for download on the Apple Store and Google Play Store via greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng,鈥� stated he.

At the unveiling Wednesday, NAFDAC put the new App to use illustratively, showing pharmacists and others in attendance how it actually functions.

The Director of the Post-Marketing Surveillance Directorate of NAFDAC, however, clarified that very newly-registered medicines might be immediately uploaded as the app would get updated from time to time.

He added: 鈥淲e are yet to add cosmetics on the site; for now, it鈥檚 just drugs.鈥�

Speaking at the event, Adaeze Oreh, Rivers State Honourable Commissioner for Health, reaffirmed the state鈥檚 commitment to working with NAFDAC to eliminate fake drugs in Nigeria.

Represented on the occasion by Quanta Dappa, Rivers State Coordinator for Drug and Substance Abuse Control at the Rivers State Ministry of Health, commended the agency鈥檚 leadership in tackling the circulation of unsafe medicines in the country.

Dappa stated: 鈥淎s a state, we have a task force dedicated to combating counterfeit drugs, and NAFDAC is a key partner in this effort.鈥�

In his remarks at the event, Oligbu Chukwuma, NAFDAC Director for the South-South Zone, assured stakeholders that strict measures are in place to ensure the effective implementation of anti-counterfeit strategies.

Chukwuma said: 鈥淭he fight against counterfeit drugs is a priority.鈥�

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