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NAFDAC, NNMDA Team Up to Advance Herbal Medicine Trials

10/13/2025

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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) will collaborate to improve herbal medicines through clinical trials.
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, notes that herbal products are listed while few have undergone trials because of high costs.
NAFDAC offers Listing Approval (two years) and Full Approval (proving efficacy through trials) to regulate herbal products and develop a national formulary.

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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) will collaborate to improve herbal medicines through clinical trials.
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, notes that herbal products are listed while few have undergone trials because of high costs.
NAFDAC offers Listing Approval (two years) and Full Approval (proving efficacy through trials) to regulate herbal products and develop a national formulary.