Drugs are used to treat, diagnose and prevent diseases. The function of medicine is to cure diseases and save lives. Health products are used for health care and adjuvant therapy. There is a clear difference between the two. However, some products, such as vitamins and mineral elements, some medicines and some health products. How to treat drugs and health products of the same product? First of all, the production and formula components are different. The production capacity and technical conditions of drugs must be strictly examined by the relevant departments of the state, and must undergo strict inspection of pharmacology, pathology and virus and clinical observation for many years before they can be put into the market after being identified and approved by the relevant departments. Health products can be put into the market without hospital clinical experiments. In this way, the drug must have exact curative effect and indications, and the adverse reactions are clear; It belongs to food. No. Second, the quality control of the production process is different. As a medicinal vitamin product (drug name), it must be produced in a pharmaceutical factory, and the quality control requirements in the production process are very high, such as air cleanliness, aseptic standard and raw material quality. At present, all pharmaceutical companies are required to meet GMP standards (good manufacturing practices); As food, vitamin products (food names) can be produced in food factories, and the standard is lower than that of pharmaceutical production. Third, the curative effect is different. As a medicine, it must undergo a lot of clinical verification, pass the examination and approval of National Medical Products Administration (SFDA), have strict indications, and have certain curative effect in treating diseases; As a health care product of food, it has no therapeutic effect. Only the detection of pollutants, bacteria and other health indicators can be listed. Fourth, instructions are different from advertisements. As a drug, it must have detailed instructions approved by SFDA, strict indications, precautions and adverse reactions; As a health care product of food, the instructions are not so detailed and strict, and it is easy to be used for exaggerated advertising. Therefore, when consumers choose products, in order to ensure safety, it is best to choose drugs marked "OTC" approved by SFDA, and see if they are accompanied by detailed instructions when purchasing. Be sure to read the instructions carefully before taking the health care products belonging to the drug (drug name), and take them according to the recommended dosage, and don't overdo them.

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