What and what classification management system does the state implement for drugs?

The state implements a classified management system for prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs.

Drug management should focus on people's health, adhere to the principles of risk management, whole process control and social co-governance, establish a scientific and strict supervision and management system, comprehensively improve drug quality, and ensure drug safety, effectiveness and accessibility. The state develops modern medicine and traditional medicine and gives full play to their roles in prevention, medical treatment and health care. The state protects wild medicinal resources and varieties of traditional Chinese medicine, and encourages the cultivation of genuine medicinal materials.

Prescription drugs refer to drugs that can only be sold through a doctor's prescription, and are generally sold in hospitals. If you want to buy this kind of medicine in a drugstore, you need a doctor's prescription to buy it. Over-the-counter drugs, which are proved to be effective and stable after clinical use, are classified as over-the-counter drugs and can be purchased without a doctor's prescription.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Drug Administration Law

Article 49 Drug packaging shall be printed or labeled with instructions in accordance with regulations. Labels or instructions shall indicate the general name, ingredients, specifications, marketing license holders and their addresses, manufacturers and their addresses, approval number, product batch number, production date, expiration date, indications or functional indications, usage, dosage, contraindications, adverse reactions and precautions. The words in the labels and instructions should be clear, and the production date, expiration date and other matters should be clearly marked for easy identification. The labels and instructions of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, toxic drugs for medical use, radioactive drugs, drugs for external use and over-the-counter drugs shall indicate the prescribed signs. Article 54 The State implements a classified management system for prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. The specific measures shall be formulated by the drug supervision and administration department of the State Council in conjunction with the health authorities of the State Council. Article 58 A pharmaceutical trading enterprise shall accurately retail drugs, and correctly explain the usage, dosage and precautions. The prescription shall be checked, and the drugs listed in the prescription shall not be changed or replaced without authorization. Prescriptions with incompatibility or overdose should be refused to be prepared; When necessary, it can be prepared only after being corrected or re-signed by the prescriber. When selling Chinese herbal medicines, pharmaceutical trading enterprises shall indicate the place of origin. Pharmacists or other qualified pharmaceutical technicians are responsible for drug management, prescription review and allocation, and rational drug use guidance of the enterprise.