Health conditions
How common conditions are treated in Nigeria: the medicines used and their roles, current prices, when to see a doctor, and how to avoid counterfeits. Educational information — not a substitute for a clinician.
Allergies & Allergic Reactions
Which allergy medicine to use in Nigeria — non-drowsy cetirizine for daytime, chlorpheniramine (Piriton) and promethazine when sedation is acceptable, hydrocortisone cream for skin — and the emergency signs of severe reactions. With prices and NAFDAC brands.
5 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Anaemia (Shortage of Blood)
What actually treats 'shortage of blood' in Nigeria: iron (ferrous sulfate) and folic acid over generic blood tonics, finding the cause (malaria, worms, heavy periods), and iron in pregnancy. With prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
6 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Asthma
Asthma treatment in Nigeria: salbutamol as the reliever, why an inhaler beats tablets, short prednisolone courses for attacks, and the attack signs that mean hospital now. With prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
4 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Diarrhoea (Running Stomach)
How to treat running stomach in Nigeria: ORS and zinc as the life-saving core (especially for children), where loperamide fits for adults, and why most diarrhoea does not need antibiotics. With prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
5 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
The blood pressure medicines used in Nigeria — amlodipine, losartan, lisinopril, nifedipine, atenolol — how they're combined, current prices, and why treatment is lifelong. With NAFDAC-registered brands.
5 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Intestinal Worms
How deworming works in Nigeria — albendazole as the standard single-dose treatment, how often children and adults should deworm, and the link between worms and anaemia. With prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
3 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Malaria
Which drugs actually treat malaria in Nigeria — artemether-lumefantrine (ACTs) as first-line, injectable artesunate for severe malaria, what pregnant women should use, and why chloroquine is no longer recommended. With current prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
6 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Pain & Fever
Choosing a painkiller in Nigeria: when paracetamol is enough, when ibuprofen or diclofenac helps more (and who must avoid them), why tramadol is prescription-only, and fever rules for children. With prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
4 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Peptic Ulcer & Persistent Heartburn
How 'ulcer' is actually treated in Nigeria: omeprazole and antacids for symptoms, the H. pylori combination treatment that cures most true ulcers, and why NSAID painkillers make ulcers worse. With current prices and NAFDAC brands.
5 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Type 2 Diabetes
How type 2 diabetes is treated in Nigeria — metformin first, glibenclamide and other add-ons, when insulin is needed — plus current prices and NAFDAC-registered brands, and the warning signs of dangerously low sugar.
3 medicines covered · Updated July 2026
Typhoid Fever
How typhoid fever is treated in Nigeria: the antibiotics that work (ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, ceftriaxone), why a single Widal test isn't proof of typhoid, and how to avoid needless 'typhoid and malaria' treatment. With current prices and NAFDAC-registered brands.
5 medicines covered · Updated July 2026