ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over falsified oxytocin injections circulating in Nigeria, warning that the counterfeit medicines endanger mothers and newborns.
In a public alert (No. 028/2025) issued on Monday, NAFDAC said the fake product—Gold Vision Oxytocin Injection 10IU—was uncovered during a routine sampling exercise.
The drug carried the fraudulent registration number A4-9566, falsely labelled as produced by Anhui Hongye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., China, and marketed by Gold Vision Medicals, Enugu.
The agency said further investigations linked three other fake injections—A-tocin, Extocin, and Claxitodin—to the same manufacturer.
“These products are not registered with NAFDAC and pose a serious public health risk,” the agency warned. “Counterfeit oxytocin may contain the wrong dose, no active ingredient, or harmful substances, putting mothers at risk of fatal bleeding after childbirth.”
The regulator urged health workers and the public to report suspicious medicines via its toll-free line 0800-162-3322 or email sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng.
