Stakeholders warn Nigeria’s reliance on imported drug ingredients threatens medicine security

Premium Times30 October 2026, 15:13 UTCNigeria

Although Nigeria has pharmaceutical companies that manufacture finished medicines, many depend on imported APIs and other raw materials to produce them. The post Stakeholders warn Nigeria’s reliance on imported drug ingredients threatens medicine security appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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