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Verification Watch, August 2026

In August 2026 the checker answered 1,357 lookups: 762 by NAFDAC number and 595 by product name. 33% found a record; of those, 31% met a registration that was expired or inactive. 78% of lookups came from Nigeria.

Aggregates from the NAFDAC checker's log, generated 2026-09-16. No typed query is published. Method.

Lookups
1,357
762 by number · 595 by name
Found a record
33%
452 of 1,357
Found, but lapsed
31%
140 matches met an expired or inactive registration
From Nigeria
78%
22 countries in all

How lookups ended

Every lookup lands in exactly one row. A miss is a reason, decided from the shape of what was typed, never the text itself.

Found, registration active312 · 23%
Not found: a product name the register does not hold329 · 24%
Not found: a number ending in La listed herbal product225 · 17%

Products looked up most

The product the checker returned as the first match, counted where it was the first match at least 3 times in the month. A name lookup for a generic returns one brand first, so these are the products people met, not a ranking of brands people typed.

Product (first match)NAFDAC numberStatus in our copyLookups
LevofloxacinB4-7846Active7
Artesunate - Amodiaquine Winthrop Toddler TabletsA4-3405Active6
Cialis04-5196Active6
Metformin 1000 mg TabletB4-7689Active6
TramadolB4-8247Expired6
Natnaw TabletsB4-8612Active5
Tadalafil 20 mgA4-100141Active5
Ampiclox 500 Capsule04-2401Active4
Emzor Paracetamol Tablet04-0411Active4
Jessy Hemoglobin Plus Syrup 200 mLA11-100560Active4
Paracetamol & Aceclofenac TabletsB4-8052Expired4
Prednisolone 5 mg TabletB4-5879Active4
Airmax SyrupA4-6260Expired3
Amatem Forte Soft Gel CapsulesB4-0952Inactive3
BRADFERONA4-8303Expired3
Bonadol Caplet04-5762Active3
Ceftriaxone & Sulbactam InjectionB4-9538Active3
Ciprotab 500 Soflets04-0723Active3
Clotrivag TabletA4-8315Active3
Dermazin Cream04-0223Active3
Emzor Acetaminophen CapsuleA11-0831Expired3
Gentamicin 0.3% Eye/Ear DropsA11-0247Active3
Lonart-DS Tablets04-9927Active3
M & B Paracetamol Syrup04-0247Active3
Mebendazole 100 TabletA11-100341Active3
Rocephin 1G Powder for injection I.M.04-7302Active3
Valcontin 500 TabletA4-5954Active3
Vasoprin Tablet04-1797Expired3

Lookups that met an expired or inactive registration

Real numbers, real products, no longer current in our copy of the register, looked up at least 2 times. Lapsed means the paperwork has lapsed, not that the product is fake; it is the question a careful buyer asks the seller next.

Product (first match)NAFDAC numberStatus in our copyLookups
TramadolB4-8247Expired6
Paracetamol & Aceclofenac TabletsB4-8052Expired4
Airmax SyrupA4-6260Expired3
Amatem Forte Soft Gel CapsulesB4-0952Inactive3
BRADFERONA4-8303Expired3
Emzor Acetaminophen CapsuleA11-0831Expired3
Vasoprin Tablet04-1797Expired3
4 B-Ola Cotton Wool03-6488Expired2
Afrabvite Multivitamin Drops04-0213Inactive2
Amoxil 250 Capsules04-2508Expired2
Artemether & Lumefantrine Dispersible TabletsC4-1419Inactive2
Clopact-75 TabletsA4-2356Inactive2
Coartem 20/120 Dispersible TabletsA4-1680Inactive2
Dapaziga TabletA4-100053Inactive2
Darvinks DiclofenacB4-8214Expired2
Dasplin Herbal MixtureA7-5148LExpired2
De-Deon's Syrup04-4042Inactive2
Deno Levofloxacin TabletsC4-1220Inactive2
Druprofen SuspensionB4-5272Inactive2
Larinate 60 mg InjectionA4-3798Inactive2
M & B Paracetamol Tablet04-0633Expired2
P-Alaxin TSB4-8892Inactive2
PROTEX POWDER FOR ORAL SUSPENSIONC4-0389Expired2
Unisal Infusion04-0342Inactive2

Number series people typed

The code at the front of each number typed, with at least 5 lookups, and how often it found a record. A7 is the listed herbal series and lives in a different database, which is why it almost never matches here. What each series means.

A7168 lookups · 0% found
0487 lookups · 69% found
B471 lookups · 55% found
A462 lookups · 68% found
A240 lookups · 0% found
0130 lookups · 0% found
A828 lookups · 0% found
A1125 lookups · 80% found
A116 lookups · 0% found
B115 lookups · 0% found
C415 lookups · 47% found
0214 lookups · 0% found
D111 lookups · 0% found
A510 lookups · 0% found
O49 lookups · 0% found
087 lookups · 0% found
036 lookups · 83% found
C16 lookups · 0% found
E16 lookups · 0% found

Where lookups came from

Country and state from the request, at the coarseness the network provides; states with at least 3 lookups. 1,052 lookups from Nigeria, 303 from abroad, 2 with no location.

Lagos709 · 67%
Rivers151 · 14%
FCT120 · 11%
Edo18 · 2%
Oyo15 · 1%
Kano9 · 1%
Imo4 · 0%
Ogun4 · 0%
Abia3 · 0%

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