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Public Alert No. 004/2020.
Alert on Falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg Tablets Circulating in Cameroon.
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NAFDAC has been notified by @WHO on the circulation of falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets in Cameroon.

The falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets are manufactured by Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Inc, Longchil Road, Ylxing, Jiangsu, China and Astral Pharmaceuticals, New Bhupalpura, Regd No: 0587612.

The falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg Tablets manufactured by the above two companies have no Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and are in packs of 1000 tablets.

The use of falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets may result in treatment failure and even death.

The labelling info on falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets manufactured by Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Inc, China is:
-Product Name: Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg Tablets
-Batch No: 660
-Mfg Dt: 09/2018
-Exp Dt: 09/2022
-Code: MH/DRUGS/KD-271
-Labelled fake NAFDAC No: 028060

The labelling info on the falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets manufactured by Astral Pharmaceuticals, New Bhupalpura, Regd No: 0587612 is:
-Product Name: Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg Tablets
-N’Lot: EBT 2542
-Date de fab: 01/2019
-Date de Pe’rl: 10/2022
-Regd No: 0587612

Genuine Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets registered by NAFDAC is used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and extraintestinal amebiasis.

Consumers are advised to report adverse events related to use of medicines to the nearest NAFDAC office, 0800-1-NAFDAC (0800-1-623322) TOLL FREE from all networks or via [e-mail]