{"id":214154,"date":"2025-07-16T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=214154"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:01:31","slug":"mary-njoku-calls-out-nafdac-raises-alarm-over-fake-and-ineffective-medications-circulating-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/16\/mary-njoku-calls-out-nafdac-raises-alarm-over-fake-and-ineffective-medications-circulating-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Njoku calls out NAFDAC, raises alarm over fake and ineffective medications circulating in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Veteran Nollywood actress and film executive Mary Remmy Njoku has sparked a heated conversation on social media after sharing a shocking experience that calls into question the quality and potency of medications sold in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her post, which reads more like a cry for help than a mere complaint, has reignited public concern about the country\u2019s healthcare and pharmaceutical standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Taking to Instagram, the ROK Studios boss detailed how a recent bout of food poisoning left her in distress, despite taking what she believed was a reliable medication. Mary Njoku revealed she used Imodium, but this time, the antidiarrheal did absolutely nothing. She began:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI had a bit of food poisoning on set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSent a staff to buy Imodium from arguably one of the biggest pharmacy chains in Nigeria\u2026 I took it for three days straight, and nothing changed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This wasn\u2019t her first time using Imodium, and she emphasized that the brand had worked for her in the past. However, this locally purchased version didn\u2019t just underperform, it completely failed.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214156\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8149.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8149-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8149-1000x1024.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8149-768x787.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Remmy Njoku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The shocker came when her husband, filmmaker Jason Njoku, returned from a trip abroad with a similar Imodium tablet. According to her, the difference was instant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<em>I took it, and within five minutes, my stomach calmed down. Just five minutes!<\/em>\u201d she exclaimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/03\/15\/bbl-with-no-brain-equals-disaster-mary-njoku-cautions\/\">Mary Njoku<\/a> refrained from making sweeping allegations, she did call out Nigeria\u2019s drug regulatory body, NAFDAC, multiple times, urging them to take urgent action. She wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? What\u2019s going on with our drugs? This is a public health risk, and @nafdac_ng must take it seriously. This is dangerous!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her post has since triggered a wave of reactions online, with many Nigerians sharing similar horror stories about antibiotics that don\u2019t work, painkillers that do nothing, and anti-malarials that fail to clear symptoms even after full dosage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nollywood actress and film executive Mary Remmy Njoku has sparked a heated conversation on social media after sharing a shocking experience that calls into question the quality and potency of medications sold in Nigeria. 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