Don't use health products as medicine

Health products should be called health food. For people with abnormal physiological function, health food can regulate a certain physiological function and strengthen the immune system. Drugs refer to substances used to prevent, treat and diagnose human diseases, purposefully regulate human physiological functions, and specify indications, usage and dosage. There are essential differences between the two.

However, some products, such as vitamins and mineral elements, some are drugs and some are health products. How to treat drugs and health care products of the same product?

　　1. The quality control of the production process is different

As pharmaceutical vitamin products (drug approval brand), they must be produced in pharmaceutical factories. The quality control requirements in the production process are very high, such as air cleanliness, sterility standard, raw material quality, etc. at present, all pharmaceuticals are required to meet GMP standard (drug production quality specification); Vitamin products (food brands) as food can be produced in food factories, and the standard is lower than that of drug production.

　　2. Differences in efficacy

As a drug, it must have undergone a large number of clinical verification and passed the examination and approval of the State Food and Drug Administration (CFDA). It has strict indications, specified doses and specifications, and has a certain curative effect in treating diseases; As a health food, it has no therapeutic effect. It can be listed only after passing the inspection of pollutants and bacteria.

　　3. The requirements of the instructions are different

As a drug, there must be a detailed instruction manual approved by the State Drug Administration, including indications, precautions, adverse reactions, etc., which is very rigorous; The detailed instructions for health food are not strict.

　　4. Different use methods

Health food is only for oral use, and drugs can be used by injection, smearing and other methods.

In short, health food can not replace drugs. If you are sick, you must go to a regular hospital in time and take medicine according to the doctor's advice.