PHOTOS: Again, NAFDAC Warns Against Falsified Gold Vision Oxytocin Injections with Fake Registration Number…details
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is currently warning the public to avoid a particular unregistered Gold Vision Oxytocin injection 10IU in circulation, with a fake NAFDAC registration number, A4-9566.
This was contained in its statement disclosed on the agency’s website on Monday, stating that the product is purportedly manufactured by Anhui Hongye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Fengyang East Road, Bengbu, Anhui Province, China, and marketed by Gold Vision Medicals, No.4 Range Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, Nigeria.
According to NAFDAC, the product was discovered during a Risk-Based sampling survey activity conducted by officers of the Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) directorate of NAFDAC.
Hear it, “Further investigation revealed that three (3) falsified products, namely A-tocin injection, Extocin Injection, and Claxitodin injection, were discovered during the 2023 RBPMS sampling, “the agency said.
“It is essential to highlight that these products identified in this alert are confirmed as falsified because they are not present in the NAFDAC-registered products database,” the statement added.
However, Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone and neuropeptide, also available as a pharmaceutical drug, primarily used to induce or strengthen labor, control postpartum bleeding, and support lactation.
It binds to oxytocin receptors on the smooth muscle of the uterus, activating a G-protein-coupled receptor pathway. This leads to increased intracellular calcium levels, causing uterine contractions.
NAFDAC warned that using the unregistered or falsified Oxytocin injections poses serious health risks to both mothers and newborns.
“These products may contain incorrect doses, no active ingredient, or harmful contaminants, leading to ineffective uterine contractions, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and even maternal death, “the agency said.
The regulator also cautioned that poor-quality oxytocin may also delay or fail to stop bleeding after childbirth, increasing the need for emergency interventions like blood transfusions or surgery.
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The details of the falsified products are as follows:
Product Name: Gold Vision Oxytocin injection 10IU (OXYTOCIN INJECTION), A-tocin injection, Extocin Injection, and Claxitodin injection.
Fake NAFDAC Reg. No: A4-9566
Product Manufacturer: Anhui Hongye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Fengyang East Road, Bengbu, Anhui Province, China.
Marketed by: Gold Vision Medicals, No.4 Range Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, Nigeria.
