The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to raid and arrest online vendors of tramadol and sex performance pharmaceuticals including Kayamata.
Kayamata, which has been described as a superb sex enhancer and “sweetener” thrives in the North.
Over the years, it has further been made popular by sex therapists and social media influencers like Hauwa Saidu Mohammed otherwise known as Jaruma.
The lawmakers’ resolution is sequel to a motion moved by Luke Onofiok on Tuesday, during plenary.
DAILY POST reports that Onofiok raised the alarm over the influs and arbitrary sale of drugs such as viagra, tramadol and other pharmaceutical products without doctors prescriptions by vendors online.
According to him, the advertisement of drugs is prohibited, therefore, the government should take action.
“Given the false, exaggerated media and online advertisement of drugs, members of the public are enticed into buying the drugs ranging from dietary supplements, cholesterol-lowering medicine, analgesics, including tramadol and aspirin to Viagra and other sex enhancement drugs, some of which are unregistered and purchased without a doctor’s prescription or the advice of a pharmacist,” he said.
The motion also included a call on the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) to liaise with online advertising companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, others to effectively monitor, control and enforce advertising standards against online drug advertisers and vendors
To properly sanitise the system, the reps urged the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria to sanction and prosecute individuals engaging in the sale and promotion of medicines online without the requisite authorization in line with the law establishing the Council
This is even as it asked the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to take necessary action towards protecting consumers of online drugs
