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Updates On The Recent Activities And Other Developments In National Agency For Food And Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public warning over a suspected counterfeit version of the asthma medication Pulmicort® (Budesonide), detected in the Nigerian market and marketed under the name “Ulmicort 0.5mg/ml Inhalation Suspension”. In Public Alert No. 037/2026, the Agency cautioned that the suspected fake medicine may lack the correct ingredient or contain harmful substances and urged healthcare professionals and the public to report any suspected counterfeit medicines to the nearest NAFDAC office.
Nigeria Healthcare
SA
S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.
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Regulatory Pulse - July 2026
The Federal Government has launched the National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services, positioning government procurement as a public-health intervention to promote healthier diets, improved nutrition and prevention of non-communicable diseases. The Guidelines are intended to influence food served and purchased across public institutions, including hospitals, schools and government establishments
Nigeria Healthcare
HE
Health Ethics and Law Consulting
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Food and Drugs Law

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AG Kokott Recommends Annulment Of Urban Wastewater Directive’s Pharmaceutical And Cosmetics Levy
Advocate General Kokott has delivered a significant opinion recommending the annulment of provisions in the revised Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive that require pharmaceutical and cosmetics producers to finance 80% of quaternary wastewater treatment costs. While accepting the legitimacy of the polluter-pays principle, the AG concludes that the EU legislature failed to adequately substantiate the scientific basis for selecting these industries to bear such substantial financial burden.
Worldwide Environment
AP
Arnold & Porter
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Updates On The Recent Activities And Other Developments In National Agency For Food And Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public warning over a suspected counterfeit version of the asthma medication Pulmicort® (Budesonide), detected in the Nigerian market and marketed under the name “Ulmicort 0.5mg/ml Inhalation Suspension”. In Public Alert No. 037/2026, the Agency cautioned that the suspected fake medicine may lack the correct ingredient or contain harmful substances and urged healthcare professionals and the public to report any suspected counterfeit medicines to the nearest NAFDAC office.
Nigeria Healthcare
SA
S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.
Article
Regulatory Pulse - July 2026
The Federal Government has launched the National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services, positioning government procurement as a public-health intervention to promote healthier diets, improved nutrition and prevention of non-communicable diseases. The Guidelines are intended to influence food served and purchased across public institutions, including hospitals, schools and government establishments
Nigeria Healthcare
HE
Health Ethics and Law Consulting
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Healthcare

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Pharmaceutical R&D And IP Commercialisation Gain Momentum In Ghana
Eight Ghanaian research-industry partnerships have been awarded €2 million in grants to advance vaccine and pharmaceutical R&D, including malaria treatments and AI-assisted antibody discovery. The PharmaVax Ghana programme aims to translate research into locally manufactured health products, with IP protection and technology transfer playing key roles in commercializing innovations for Ghana and regional markets.
Ghana IP
AA
Adams & Adams
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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

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Pharmaceutical R&D And IP Commercialisation Gain Momentum In Ghana
Eight Ghanaian research-industry partnerships have been awarded €2 million in grants to advance vaccine and pharmaceutical R&D, including malaria treatments and AI-assisted antibody discovery. The PharmaVax Ghana programme aims to translate research into locally manufactured health products, with IP protection and technology transfer playing key roles in commercializing innovations for Ghana and regional markets.
Ghana IP
AA
Adams & Adams
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Regulatory Pulse - July 2026
The Federal Government has launched the National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services, positioning government procurement as a public-health intervention to promote healthier diets, improved nutrition and prevention of non-communicable diseases. The Guidelines are intended to influence food served and purchased across public institutions, including hospitals, schools and government establishments
Nigeria Healthcare
HE
Health Ethics and Law Consulting
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