THE IMPACT OF NAFDAC ON MARKETING OF DRUGS IN ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT This research project is primarily concerned with the impact of NAFDAC on marketing of Drugs in Enugu state.     The purpose of this research is to know how the national Agency for food and Drugs Administration and control (NAFDAC ) can help to solve the problem  being encountered in Enugu state in particular and in this Nation in general, concerning failed counterfeit, substandard, unwholesome, adulterated and unregistered of safeguarding the public in every aspect of health affair. The agency accomplishes this in Enugu state by ensuring that only the right quality of drugs, food and other regulated products are manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold and used . NAFDAC as the for most consumer protection and regulatory was therefore set up by the  government to ensure that wholesome foods     As the for  most consumer protection and regulatory agency was therefore set up by the government to ensure that wholesome foods efficacious medicines and safe cosmetics are made available to the consumers.
To ensure effectiveness from inception the Agency is structured into six directorates they are as fellows (1) Registration and regulatory Affairs  (2) Inspectorate  (3) laboratory services (4) Narcotics (6) planning research and statistics and (6) Finance and Administration. These directorates are always busy competing with each other in order to ensure that every but of their activities are moving according to planned proposal to fulfill the government aim in establishing the agency . This study is based on this issue and the main objective of it to help in meeting the standard specification in order to protect and promote public health in the country. To identify ways in which we uplift the standard of manufacturing, distribution and sales of drugs and other regulatory product and this improvement can only be obtained through NAFDAC in regulating the drug market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title pageii Approval page iii Dedicationiv Acknowledgementv Abstractvii Table of contentsix
CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 1.1background of the study1 1.2Statement of problem15 1.3Objective of the study 18 1.4Formulation of hypothesis19 1.5Significance of the study 20 1.6Scope and limitation of the study22 1.7Definition of terms ( operational definitions)23
CHAPTER TWO Review of Related Literature23 2.1 Introduction23 2.2 Review of Empowering Related NAFDAC regulatory laws26 2.3 Review of Empowering Tariff32 2.4 Strategic for Eradication of fake Drugs and  strengthening regulatory Activities36 2.5    The essence of regulation | Registration of  consumer product46 2.6The impact of the circulation of take drugs and  Other regulated products.  48
CHAPTER THREE 3.0Research methodology 50 3.1Research design 50 3.2Area of the study 50 3.3Population of the study 51 3.4Sample and sampling procedure 51 3.5Instrument for data collection 52 3.6Validation of the instrument 52 3.7Reliability of research instrument 52 3.8Method of administration of the research instrument s54
CHAPTER FOUR 4.1Analysis and presentation of data 55
CHAPTER FIVE 5.1Summary of finding 70 5.2Conclusion72 5.3Recommendation75 5.4Bibliography 77 Appendix 79