1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comFriday Ajagunnahttps://newmail-ng.com/author/friday/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hJ6Q12oxIj"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/fg-bans-production-importation-of-codeine-containing-syrups-in-nigeria/">FG bans production, importation of Codeine containing syrups in Nigeria</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/fg-bans-production-importation-of-codeine-containing-syrups-in-nigeria/embed/#?secret=hJ6Q12oxIj" width="600" height="338" title="“FG bans production, importation of Codeine containing syrups in Nigeria” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="hJ6Q12oxIj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cough-syrup-e1525194728596.jpg500375The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole said in Abuja on Tuesday, that the directive became […]