Please refer to the naming regulations for health-related products issued by the Ministry of Health:
Article 4 The naming of health-related products must follow the following principles:
(1) Conforming to the provisions of relevant national laws, regulations, rules, standards and norms;
(two) reflect the true attributes of the product, concise, easy to understand, in line with China language habits;
(3) The name consists of three parts: the trademark name, the generic name and the attribute name, and the product name of the device shall also have the product model. The order of names is brand name, model, common name and attribute name.
Article 5 The trademark name, common name, attribute name and product model of health-related products must meet the following requirements:
(a) the name of the trademark shall comply with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations of the state, and generally the registered trademark of the product shall be adopted. Health-related products shall not use trademarks that exaggerate functions or mislead consumers;
(2) Generic names shall be accurate and scientific, and may be words indicating the main raw materials, main functional components or product functions, but words indicating or implying therapeutic effects shall not be used.
(3) Attribute names should indicate the objective form of products, and abstract names are not allowed. However, for traditional products whose attributes are known to consumers, the attribute names, such as lipstick, rouge and eye shadow, can be omitted.
(four) the product model should reflect the characteristics of the product, such as material, volume, capacity, advanced degree, etc.
Article 6 When naming health-related products with the same formula and different dosage forms, the same brand name and common name may be adopted, but different attribute names shall be indicated.
Article 7 Health care products with the same brand name, generic name and attribute name, but with different tastes or for specific people, as well as cosmetics with different colors, smells and suitable people (such as eye shadow, powder cake, rouge, lipstick, mascara, hair dye, nail polish, shampoo, etc.). ) should be marked after the attribute name to show the difference.
Article 8 The naming of health-related products shall not contain the following contents:
(1) Technical terms and local dialects that are difficult for consumers to understand;
(2) False, exaggerated and absolute words such as "special effect", "high efficiency", "miraculous effect", "broad spectrum" and "X generation";
(3) Vulgar or superstitious words;
(4) The name of the drug that has been approved;
(five) foreign letters, Chinese pinyin, symbols, etc. (except vehicle models). If it is a registered trademark or must use foreign letters and symbols, it must be explained in Chinese in the specification.
Article 9 Chinese names of imported health-related products should correspond to foreign names as much as possible. Free translation, transliteration or a combination of meaning and sound can be used, and free translation is generally the main method.
Naming principles of medical device products
First, the naming of medical device product names should be based on the published national standards, industry standards and product names in the Catalogue of Medical Device Products. There are no national standards, industry standards and products without corresponding product names in the Catalogue of Medical Devices. The naming of products should be based on the technical structure characteristics and functional attributes of products.
Two, the medical device product name should be used in Chinese. If there is an English product name, it can also be used at the same time.
Three, medical devices have a commodity name, should be indicated when applying for registration.
Four, the name of medical devices should comply with the relevant requirements of the "Regulations on the Administration of Medical Device Instructions, Labels and Packaging Labels".
Five, the same medical device products produced by the same manufacturer shall use the same commodity name. The manufacturer shall be responsible for checking the repeatability of trade names.
6. The product names and commodity names of overseas medical devices shall also comply with the provisions of Articles 1 to 5 of this Notice.
Seven, the term "production enterprises" as mentioned in these principles refers to the institutions that put products on the market in their own names and bear the ultimate legal responsibility for products.