Cold chain management is a specialized area of Biopharmaceutical products management that begins when a Biopharmaceutical product is manufactured, stored and moves through the distribution chain until it gets to the end-user at the time of administration. It is required that the product be held and distributed in a controlled environment. It is necessary to have adequate control of all steps and procedures involved both in manufacturing and quality control, storage and distribution, to ensure that product quality is maintained. Therefore, this document was designed to guide importers and owners of storage facilities for medicines that require cold chain management. This is to provide stakeholders with the relevant regulatory requirements needed to maintain the compliance status of their operational activities.

These guidelines apply to all entities that have the authorization to put medicinal products into the Nigerian market. These guidelines are intended to help all stakeholders comply with the provisions of the GVP regulations. They provide detailed guidance for marketing authorization holders on establishing and maintaining a pharmacovigilance system including its quality management, pharmacovigilance system master file, adverse reaction reporting, risk management, post-authorization safety studies, risk communication and pharmacovigilance audit.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has the responsibility of ensuring that herbal remedies/dietary supplements made in Nigeria products placed on the Nigerian market for use meet the requirements for quality, safety and efficacy throughout the lifecycle of the product. The procedure for registration of herbal remedies/dietary supplements made in Nigeria outlines the process to be followed and the technical requirements to be met before a product can be placed on the Nigerian market. It is intended to provide guidance on the technical and other general data requirements when submitting an application for the renewal of a product license for herbal remedies/dietary supplements made in Nigeria.

These guidelines apply to marketing authorization (MA) Holders intending to make changes to the quality section of the dossier as well as to the safety, efficacy and product labelling information for an antigen, intermediate or a finished vaccine product. This guidance should be read in conjunction with the NAFDAC guidelines on variations to a registered pharmaceutical product. It provides guidance for MA holders on the regulation of changes to the original MA dossier or product license for an approved vaccine in terms of procedures and criteria for the appropriate categorization and reporting of changes, and the data required to enable NAFDAC to evaluate the impact of the change on the quality, safety and efficacy of the vaccine.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, manufacturers’ importers, distributors of controlled drugs and precursor chemicals in Nigeria. The document provides guidance on the application for a permit to import, inspection and timeline for the processes.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, importers of herbal remedies/dietary supplements in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no herbal remedies/dietary supplements shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related legislations and the accompanying guidelines.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular importers of medical devices in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no medical device shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related Legislations and the accompanying guidelines. It provides information on the application for registration of imported medical devices, import permits, submission of products for laboratory analysis, issuance and labelling of imported devices.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, exporters of processed and semi-processed food commodities. The document emphasizes that NAFDAC will not issue any export approval for products that have already left the shores of the country. it also outlines the procedures for application, inspection and issuance of health certificates.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, importers of Pesticides in Nigeria. It emphasizes that no pesticide product shall be manufactured, imported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC. The document outlines guidelines for the registration of imported pesticides, import permits and labelling

These guidelines are for the general public and in particular, persons intending to obtain a permit to import restricted agrochemicals. These guidelines prescribe the requirements for documentation, processing, personnel and timeline for obtaining a permit to import restricted agrochemicals.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public in particular and manufacturers of pesticides made in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no Pesticide product shall be manufactured, imported, advertised, offered for sale, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related legislations and the accompanying guidelines.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, manufacturers of cosmetics made in Nigeria. The document outlines guidelines for the application for registration of Cosmetic made in Nigeria, product approval meeting, issuance of notification and labelling information

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has the responsibility of ensuring that drugs made in Nigeria placed on the Nigerian market for use meet the requirements for quality, safety and efficacy throughout the lifecycle of the product. The procedure for registration of drugs made in Nigeria outlines the process to be followed and the technical requirements to be met before a product can be placed on the Nigerian market. The document is intended to provide guidance on the technical and other general data requirements when submitting an application for renewal of product license for a drug made in Nigeria.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals made in Nigeria. The document outlines guidelines for application for Registration of drugs made in Nigeria, issuance of notification and labelling of drugs made in Nigeria.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has the responsibility of ensuring that imported drugs placed on the Nigerian market for use meet the requirements for quality, safety and efficacy throughout the lifecycle of the product. The procedure for registration of imported drugs outlines the process to be followed and the technical requirements to be met before a product can be placed on the Nigerian market. The document is designed to provide guidance on the technical and other general data requirements when submitting an application for renewal of product license for imported drugs.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, manufacturers of food products and packaged water made in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no food product or packaged water shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered under the provisions of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related Legislations and the accompanying Guidelines. It provides guidelines for application for Registration of food products and packaged water made in Nigeria, issuance of notification and labelling information.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has the responsibility of ensuring that imported herbal remedies/dietary supplements placed on the Nigerian market for use meet the requirements for quality, safety and efficacy throughout the lifecycle of the product. The procedure for registration of imported Herbal remedies/dietary supplements outlines the process to be followed and the technical requirements to be met before a product can be placed on the Nigerian market. It provides guidance on the technical and other general data requirements when submitting an application for the renewal of a product license for imported herbal products and dietary supplements.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular importers of animal feed in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no animal feed shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered under the provisions of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related legislations and the accompanying Guidelines.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has the responsibility of ensuring that medical devices made in Nigeria placed on the Nigerian market for use meet the requirements for quality, safety and efficacy throughout the lifecycle of the product. The procedure for registration of medical devices made in Nigeria outlines the process to be followed and the technical requirements to be met before a product can be placed on the Nigerian market. The guidelines are designed to provide guidance on the technical and other general data requirements when submitting an application.

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public, and in particular, importers of cosmetics in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no cosmetics products shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related legislations and the accompanying guidelines. It outlines guidelines for application for registration of imported cosmetics, import permits, submission of products for laboratory analysis, issuance of notification and labelling of imported cosmetics.