Over-the-counter drugs.
Over-the-counter drugs are a class of drugs that have been clinically proven to be efficacious, stable, and safe at the same time are classified as over-the-counter drugs and can be sold without a doctor's prescription.
Prescription drugs are medicines that can only be sold through a doctor's prescription, and are usually sold in hospitals, while in pharmacies, you need a doctor's prescription to buy them.
At the same time, OTC drugs are also divided into two categories, one is Category A OTC drugs and the other is Category B OTC drugs, Category A OTC drugs are red icons, while Category B OTC drugs are green icons. Category A OTC drugs are relatively more tightly regulated. p>Under the premise of ensuring the safety of medication, after the national health administrative department stipulates or validates that medicines can be purchased without a prescription from a physician or other medical professional, the general public can use them on their own by self-judgment and in accordance with the labels of the medicines and the instructions for use.
Most of these medicines are used for the self-diagnosis and treatment of common diseases, such as colds, coughs, indigestion, headaches and fever. In order to ensure that people's health, China's over-the-counter medicines packaging labels, instructions for use marked with a warning, clearly specify the time of use of the drug, the course of treatment, and emphasize that "if the symptoms are not relieved or disappear, you should consult a physician.