The War Against Counterfeit Medicine: My Story

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313 ABBREVIATIONS ABU - Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria ACT - Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy ADR - Adverse Drug Reaction A&F - Administration and Finance AGF - Accountant General of the Federation ANOR - Another (party) (legal) ANPP - All Nigerian People’s Party APIN - Association of Pharmaceutical Importers of Nigeria BCG - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin BMS - Breast Milk Substitutes BP - British Pharmacopoeia BPP - Bureau of Public Procurement BSE - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy CAFON - Consumer Advocacy Forum of Nigeria CEO - Chief Executive Officer cGMP - Current Good Manufacturing Practice COPP - Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product CRIA - Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis DD - Deputy Director DFID - Department for International Development DG - Director General DPT - Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus 314 EDM - Essential Drug Monitor EID - Establishment Inspection Directorate ELISA - Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay EMRC - European Market Research Centre EOHSI - Environmental and Occupational Health Services Institute EU - European Union FAAN - Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization FDA - Food and Drug Administration FDAC - Food and Drug Administration and Control FDF - Federal Department of Fisheries FDIC - Food and Drug Information Centre FGN - Federal Government of Nigeria FHC - Federal High Court FIP - Federation Internationale Pharmacetique (International Pharmaceutical Federation) FIRS - Federal Inland Revenue Service FPSN - Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria FRN - Federal Republic of Nigeria FSA - Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom FSH - Follicular Stimulating Hormone GACG - Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition GC - Gas Chromatograph GC/MS - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry GLC - Gas Liquid Chromatograph 315 GLSI - Global Listing of Supermarket Items GMO - Genetically Modified Organism GCP - Good Clinical Practice GDP - Good Distribution Practice GMP - Good Manufacturing Practice GPTC - General Purposes Technical Committee of the National Codex Committee GSK - GlaxoSmithKline GSM - Global System for Mobile HACCP - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point HBV - Hepatitis B Virus HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin HIV/AIDS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HPLC - High Performance Liquid Chromatograph HPTLC - High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ICCIDD - International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorder ICDRA - International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities ICPC - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission IECP - INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point IMF - International Monetary Fund INCB - International Narcotics Control Board INFOSAN - International Food Safety Authorities Network IPMIN - Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Importers in Nigeria 316 KLT - Kirikiri Lighter Terminal LH - Luteinizing Hormone LUTH - Lagos University Teaching Hospital MCA - Medical Control Agency MI - Micronutrient Initiative MOU - Memorandum of Understanding MSG - Monosodium Glutamate NAFDAC - National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NARPAD - NAFDAC Registered Products Automated Database NARTO - National Association of Road Transport Owners NBA - Nigerian Bar Association NCS - Narcotics and Controlled Substances - Nigerian Customs Service NDDC - Niger Delta Development Commission NDLEA - National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NFRAC - National Food Risk Analysis Centre NGO - Non-Governmental Organisation NHIS - National Health Insurance Scheme NIFST - Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology NIPRD - National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development NPA - Nigeria Ports Authority NPC - National Pharmacovigilance Centre NPI - National Programme on Immunisation NSE - Nigerian Stock Exchange NTA - Nigeria Television Authority NURTW - National Union of Road Transport Workers ODC - On-duty Cards OFR - Order of the Federal Republic OPPMDU - Onitsha Patent and ProprietaryMedicine Dealers Union OPV - Oral Polio Vaccine OTC - Over-the-counter PABX - Private Automatic Branch Exchange PATHS - Partnership for Transforming Health Systems PCB - Polychlorinated biphenyl PCN - Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria PDP - People’s Democratic Party PID - Ports Inspection Directorate Plc. -Public Limited Company PMG–MAN -Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria PPMD -Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers PRS -Planning, Research and Statistics PSI -Pharmaceutical Security Institute PSN -Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria PTF -Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund PVG/FDIC - Pharmacovigilance/ Food and Drug Information Centre QCS - Quality Consultancy Services RA - Regulatory Affairs RASFF - Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed RIA - Radio-Immunno Assay RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment 317 318 R&R - Registration and Regulatory Affairs SACAIDS - Save Africa Congress for AIDS SAN - ShippingAssociation of Nigeria - Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAP - Structural Adjustment Programme SGD - Single Goods Declaration SIAMED - Sistema de Informacion Automatizada sobre Medicamentos SON - Standards Organisation of Nigeria SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SPS - Sanitary and Phytosanitary TB - Tuberculosis TI - TransparencyInternational TMP - Traditional Medicine Practitioner UCH - University College Hospital, Ibadan UNDCP - United Nations Drug Control Programme UNICEF - United Nations International Children’s Education Fund UNN - University of Nigeria, Nsukka UNTH - University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu USAID - United States Agency for International Development...