- In a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday, the mother of three suggested that fake drugs might be in circulation.
- She explained that she took Imodium which was purchased from a major pharmacy chain in Nigeria, but her symptoms continued for three days.
Nollywood actress and producer Mary Remmy Njoku has voiced her concerns about the effectiveness of medications in Nigeria after experiencing food poisoning while on a film set.
In a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday, the mother of three suggested that fake drugs might be in circulation. She explained that she took Imodium—commonly used to treat diarrhea—which was purchased from a major pharmacy chain in Nigeria, but her symptoms continued for three days.
Surprisingly, she began to feel relief just five minutes after taking a much smaller Imodium tablet her husband had brought from abroad.
Mary has since urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to investigate the issue without delay.
“Let me share a recent experience: I had a bit of food poisoning on a set. Sent a staff to buy Imodium from the arguably one of the biggest pharmacy chains in Nigeria. A medication I’ve used many times before. I took it for three days straight, and nothing changed. The symptoms didn’t stop,” she wrote.
“Then my husband returned from a trip and gave me a tiny tablet of the same Imodium. this time from abroad. I took it, and within five minutes, my stomach calmed down. Just five minutes!”
“This isn’t my first time noticing this kind of difference. So I have to ask: What exactly are we being sold in Nigeria? What’s going on with our drugs? This is a public health risk and NAFDAC must take it seriously. This is dangerous.”
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