First, know drugs.
Drugs play an irreplaceable role in maintaining our health. Once our body is disturbed by diseases, such as colds, diarrhea, fever and so on. We must use drugs to regulate or treat them to restore health. Therefore, health can not be separated from drugs, and our lives can not be separated from drugs.
So what are drugs?
According to the definition of drugs in Article 102 of the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), drugs refer to substances used to prevent, treat and diagnose human diseases, purposefully regulate human physiological functions, and specify indications, usage and dosage, including Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal pieces, Chinese patent medicines, chemical raw materials and their preparations, antibiotics, biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, serum vaccines, blood products and diagnostic drugs.
The decision of the Central Committee and the State Council on health reform and development emphasizes that drugs are special commodities for preventing and treating diseases and safeguarding people's health, and it is necessary to strengthen the management of drug production, circulation, price, advertising and use. Although drugs have the general attributes of commodities, they are very special because they are related to national development planning and people's life and health.
Medicine is a special commodity. Why is it special?
From the perspective of users, it aims at preventing, treating and diagnosing human diseases, and purposefully regulates human physiological functions, with specified indications, usage and dosage requirements; From the way of use: in addition to the appearance of patients can not identify their internal quality, many drugs need to be used under the guidance of doctors, rather than by the choice of patients. At the same time, the use method, quantity, time and other factors largely determine the use effect. Misuse can not only "cure", but also "cause disease" and even endanger life safety. Therefore, medicine is a special commodity.
In addition, drugs have their own characteristics:
1. Variety complexity: There are about 20,000 specific varieties in the world. At present, there are about 5000 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine preparations and 4000 kinds of western medicine preparations in China. Therefore, the types of drugs are complex and diverse.
2. Medical specificity of medicine: medicine is not an independent commodity, it is closely combined with medicine and complements each other. Only through the examination and diagnosis of doctors and the rational use of drugs under the guidance of doctors can patients achieve the purpose of preventing diseases and protecting health.
3. Strictly control the quality of drugs: drugs are directly related to people's health, even life and death, so their quality must not be sloppy. We must ensure the safety, effectiveness, consistency and stability of drugs.
In addition, the quality of drugs also has remarkable characteristics: different from other commodities, it has quality grades: excellent products, first-class products, second-class products, qualified products and so on. , can be sold, and drugs can only be sold if they meet or do not meet the requirements.
Remember: the conformity of drug quality means not only that the product quality meets the registered quality standards, but also that the whole process conforms to the good manufacturing practice (GMP).
Good manufacturing practice (GMP) is the basic principle of pharmaceutical production and quality management, which is applicable to the whole process of pharmaceutical preparation production and the key process affecting the quality of finished products in the production of raw materials. Vigorously promoting drug GMP is to avoid pollution and cross-contamination in the process of drug production to the maximum extent, reduce the occurrence of various errors, and is an important measure to improve drug quality.
The mission of pharmaceutical manufacturers: to ensure the safety, effectiveness, uniformity and stability of drugs.
First, social propaganda. The biological endowment of human beings has been urging human beings to improve their health and prolong their life as much as possible to ensure human reproduction. Drugs have attracted much attention because of their special effects. In modern society, the right to health and the right to life have become basic human rights protected by law. Therefore, drugs are related to the reproduction and development of the whole human society. The public announcement of drugs is the basis of establishing universal medical care and medical insurance system.
Second, the duality of roles. Drugs can prevent and treat diseases and restore and protect health. However, drugs are toxic in three aspects, and any drug has different degrees of toxic and side effects. Therefore, drugs can save lives and protect health as long as they are properly managed and used. On the contrary, it will degenerate into a terrible poison, endangering human health and life safety.
Third, the oneness of quality. The physical, chemical, biopharmaceutical, safety, effectiveness, stability, uniformity and other quality indicators of drugs must meet the standards prescribed by the state. Only drugs that meet the national standards can guarantee the curative effect. If it is lower than or higher than the specified quality standard, it may reduce or even lose the curative effect of the drug or aggravate the toxic and side effects of the drug. Therefore, only qualified drugs are allowed to enter the circulation channel, and defective or unqualified products are absolutely not allowed.
Fourth, the professionalism of appraisal. The quality and authenticity of drugs are difficult for ordinary consumers to identify. We must have professional technicians and specialized institutions, use scientific methods and meet the requirements of instruments and equipment according to legal standards before we can make an appraisal.
Fifth, the limitations of application. Due to the lack of professional medical and pharmaceutical knowledge for treating and preventing diseases, people can only use drugs rationally under the guidance of Yamatonokusushi, a medical practitioner, or even under the supervision of medical staff, so as to prevent diseases and protect health. If drugs are abused, poisoning or drug-induced diseases may easily occur. In addition, people sometimes need a little medicine when they are sick.