Advertising Media Regulation and Sale of Herbal Medicines in Nigeria: Implication for Public Health and Safety
Vol. 4 Issue 2
Media practitioners in Nigeria ought to be custodians of ethical values particularly, when it comes to advertising of herbal medicines. There have been cases of many bewildering unethical media practices in Nigeria. One of such practices is the unabated advertising of herbal medicines which are often misleading, deceptive and defrauding. As activities of herbal medicines practitioners continue to be on the increase in the country, media practitioners and regulators should act as watchdogs in curbing the menace and debilitating effect on health caused by the illicit activities of some herbal medicine practitioners. To this end, we made efforts to unveil some of the most unethical herbal medicine practices, regulations on herbal medicine advertising, media responsibility in curbing unconfirmed herbal medicinal messages, and the way forward.
