The difference between health care products and drugs

There are two main differences, respectively, the purpose of the drug and the approval number.
First of all, let's look at the difference in the purpose of using drugs. Drugs refer to substances that are used for the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of human diseases, for the purpose of regulating human physiological function, and for which indications or functional indications, usage and dosage are specified, including Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal decoction pieces, proprietary Chinese medicines, chemical raw materials, and preparations of raw materials antibiotics, biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, sera, vaccines, antibiotics, chemical substances, and chemical substances. Blood products and diagnostic drugs. Health products, also known as health food, can also regulate human function, but only for specific groups of people, and not for the purpose of treating diseases, health products can not replace drugs.

It is also different in the approval number, the approval number of the drug can be seen on the package is the Chinese medicine approval word H or the letter ZSGBF, plus eight digits, it means that the State Food and Drug Administration approved the production of drugs for sale. Among them, the letter H stands for chemical drugs, the letter Z stands for Chinese patent medicine, the letter S stands for biological products, the letter G stands for the domestic packaging of imported drugs, the letter b stands for drugs with auxiliary therapeutic effect, and the letter F means pharmaceutical excipients.

Health care products must be able to see the FDA approval number or food health word G or J on the package, plus the year number and serial number. Among them, the letter G represents domestic production, the letter J represents import, or the approval number of the Ministry of Health, plus the year number, plus the serial