2.OTC can be sold not only in retail pharmacies, but also in other stores (shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels) approved by the drug supervision department. The red sign "OTC" is a Class A OTC drug and must be sold in retail pharmacies. Over-the-counter drugs that are allowed to be sold on the shelves are marked with the "OTC" logo. There are mainly two kinds of "OTC" signs: red and green, and the green sign "OTC" belongs to Class B non-prescription drugs with high safety.
3, different packaging, all drugs used for taking must be marked with "traditional Chinese medicine quasi-word", otherwise it belongs to non-drugs. However, health food, food and other non-drugs do not have the above signs, but use the signs of "national food hygiene", "health food hygiene", "health food syndrome" and "health food elimination". The difference between drugs and non-drugs can be distinguished from the packaging.
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Because OTC drugs can be taken without the guidance of a doctor, OTC drugs are generally safe, effective, cheap and convenient. In particular, the people concerned summarized their characteristics as follows:
1, without a doctor's prescription, not under the guidance and supervision of a doctor.
2. Indications are diseases that patients can judge by themselves. The medicine has definite curative effect, convenient and safe use and quick response.
3. Generally, it can alleviate the discomfort of patients, alleviate the initial symptoms of minor illnesses or prevent their deterioration, and also alleviate the diagnosed symptoms or delay the development of symptoms.
4. It contains no toxic or addictive components, is not easy to accumulate in the body, does not produce drug resistance, and has a low incidence of adverse reactions.
5, storage under general conditions, stable quality.
6. The instructions for 6.OTC drugs are different for different users. The instructions are easy to understand and can be used correctly under the guidance of labels and instructions.
7. The characteristics of over-the-counter drugs: safety, effectiveness, convenience and economy. Otc drugs have gone through many years of clinical trials before being put on the market and have been widely recognized by consumers.
There are four kinds of quasi-characters in Chinese medicine, namely "H, S, Z and B". All drugs that have obtained the batch number of "National Medicine Zhunzi" from the US Food and Drug Administration are drugs with therapeutic effects. H stands for chemicals, Z stands for Chinese patent medicine, S stands for biological products, and B stands for health care drugs.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-otc
Baidu Encyclopedia-National Medicine Zhunzi Code