Recognize drugs from the package

1. Approval number: It is the document number that the State approves the drug production enterprises to produce medicines, which facilitates the supervision of the drug use department and the general public. Because it is one of the most direct and simple signs that can determine the legality of a drug from its appearance. The drug approval number format: Zhunzi Quasi-word + 1 letter + 8 digits, H is a chemical drug, Z is a Chinese medicine, B is a health drug rectified by the State Drug Administration, S biological product, and J is an imported drug .
2. Common name of drug, trade name: The universal name is characterized by its versatility, that is, regardless of where the same drug is produced, the common name such as cephalexin; the trade name, also known as the trade name, is produced by different manufacturers. The same pharmaceutical preparation can be given a different name, is proprietary, and must not be used in imitation. It is a sign of the quality of medicines and a reflection of the brand effect, and it is also an important measure for the protection of patents. For example, levofloxacin injection has names such as “Levofoxacine” and “Zuoke”, and the Ministry of Health stipulates that western medicines using the trade name must be identified under the generic name of the outer packaged product.
3. Validity: It is the period of time for which the drug is approved, that is, the time limit for which the drug can be guaranteed under certain storage conditions. The method of indicating the validity period of drugs, in chronological order, the general expression can be used for valid period to a certain year or a certain month, or expressed by numbers, such as valid period to October 2009, or expressed as valid period to 2009.10, 2009/10, 2009-10, etc. .