The meaning of red label and blue label in drugstore

The drug logo is red and green OTC, and there are health products of the police mobile unit. Red OTC is Class A and must be sold in pharmacies; Green OTC is Class B, which can be retailed in hotels, shops and other commercial enterprises approved by the drug regulatory authorities. The use of green OTC drugs is safer than red OTC drugs.

First of all, the classification is different

The red logo otc is Class A otc, and the blue logo OTC is Class B OTC.

Second, sales enterprises have different requirements.

Otc (Red Label OTC) can be purchased and sold without a doctor's prescription, but it can only be retailed in social pharmacies and medical institutions equipped with licensed pharmacists or pharmacists or above who have a Pharmaceutical Business License.

Class B otc (Blue Label OTC) can retail over-the-counter drugs in approved general retail commercial enterprises except social pharmacies and medical institutions. Class B OTC drugs have a long-term record of safe use and can be sold directly in supermarkets and grocery stores like ordinary commodities.

Third, do you need the guidance of pharmacists?

OTC drugs of Class A (marked in red) must be purchased and used in pharmacies under the guidance of licensed pharmacists or pharmacists.

OTC of Class B prescription is safer and can be purchased and used without the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist.

4. Is it implemented in China?

As China has just established a drug classification management system, Class B OTC drugs will not be implemented for the time being, and all of them will be managed according to Class A OTC drugs (OTC in red) according to national regulations.

5. Different security and prices

Class A drugs (the red part of OTC) are clinically necessary, widely used and have good curative effect, and the price is lower among similar drugs.

Class B drugs ((OTC is indicated in blue)) refer to drugs with good curative effect, and the price of similar drugs is slightly higher than that of Class A drugs. B is safer than Class A. If consumers want to use OTC drugs correctly, they must remember to read the instructions carefully before using them.

The color standard of drug quality status is: qualified drugs-green; Unqualified drugs-red; Drugs with unknown quality-yellow.

According to the actual needs of warehouse management, the unified standard of color coding for warehouse management areas is "five areas and three colors": the drug area to be tested (or warehouse) and the drug area to be returned (or warehouse)-yellow; Qualified drug area (or library) and drug area (or library)-green; Unqualified drug area (or library)-red