‎Popular Nollywood actress, Mary Njoku, has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), over the increasing rate of fake drugs in the country.

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‎According to the veteran actress, "Nigerian medications are losing their potency."

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‎She shared her recent experience with food poisoning on a movie set, stating that she sent a staff to buy Imodium from one of the biggest pharmacy in the country, but surprisingly, even after three days, the medication didn't work.

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‎She further revealed that her saving grace was her husband, who returned from a trip abroad, and gave her a tiny tablet of the same Imodium, which worked within 5 minutes.

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‎She urged NAFDAC to investigate the problems with Nigerian drugs, stressing that this is not her first time of noticing the difference in locally and imported drugs in Nigeria.

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‎She wrote:
‎"Nigerian medications are losing their potency!!!!!

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‎What exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? What's going on with our drugs?

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‎Imagine taking medication, believing you'll get better. And then dying from something completely treatable, simply because the drugs didn't work.

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‎Ha!!! NAFDAC HELP!!!
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‎"Let me share a recent experience: I had a bit of food poisoning on a set. Sent a staff to buy Imodium from the arguably on of the biggest pharmacy chains in Nigeria. A medication I've used many times before. I took it for three days straight, and nothing changed. The symptoms didn't stop.

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‎Then my husband returned from a trip and gave me a tiny tablet of the same Imodium. this time from abroad. I took it, and within five minutes, my stomach calmed down. Just five minutes! @nafdac_ng

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‎This isn't my first time noticing this kind of difference in Both locally and imported drugs sold in Nigeria. So I have to ask: What exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? What's going on with our drugs? This is a public health risk and @nafdac_ng must take it seriously. This is dangerous! @nafdac_ng."

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