With the rise of online shopping, when many people want to buy things, they will open various online shopping platforms at the first time and then shop in them. Because of this, those fake and shoddy businesses have the opportunity to buy fake drugs. Even drugs can't avoid buying fake goods. What can be done to distinguish the true from the false when buying drugs online?
Seven methods to distinguish true and false drugs
(1) Look at the approval number. According to national regulations, the new approval number is implemented for drugs produced after June 30, 2003. The format is: national drug approval character + 1-digit pinyin letter + 8-digit number. The Pinyin letter represents the drug category, and the number represents the Department, year and sequence number of approved drug production. If the imported drugs do not have the approval number of "national drug approval", please refer to the number of pharmaceutical product registration certificate (imported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) or imported drug registration certificate (imported from abroad) on the package. Counterfeit drugs are often not marked with an approval number or use an abolished approval number. The authenticity of the drug approval number can be queried on the website of the State Food and drug administration.
(2) Look at the manufacturer. According to state regulations, the standardized drug instructions must indicate the name, address, postal code, telephone number, fax number, website, etc. of the manufacturer, so as to facilitate the contact of patients to distinguish between true and false. The labeling content of counterfeit drugs for such items is often incomplete or even not labeled.
(3) Look at the drug packaging. The outer packaging of qualified drugs has good texture, clear font and pattern, exquisite printing color, uniform color, smooth surface and bright anti-counterfeiting signs. Most of the outer packaging of counterfeit drugs have poor texture, rough font and pattern printing, hard color and fuzzy anti-counterfeiting signs.
(4) Look at the drug instructions. The qualified drug instructions have good paper, uniform printing and typesetting, even the smallest font is very clear, accurate and complete contents, and strict indications. The paper quality of fake drug instructions is poor, the handwriting is fuzzy, the content is incomplete, the arrangement is wrong, and the curative effect and scope of application are exaggerated at will.
(5) Look at the batch number and date. The package of qualified drugs shall be marked with 'product batch number', 'production date' and 'validity period', which are indispensable, and the handwriting is mostly laser printed. Counterfeit drugs often lack one or two of the three items, and most of the printed handwriting is mimeograph.
(6) Look at the appearance of the medicine. Carefully observe the appearance of fake drugs, there are often the following problems. Tablets: uneven color, discoloration, spots, adhesion, loose tablets, deliquescence, etc; The surface of sugar coated tablets is discolored, exposed, cracked and moldy. Injection: discoloration, turbidity, precipitation, crystallization, floc, etc. Water agent: precipitation, crystallization, mildew and floc. Granules: sticky, caking, melting and uneven particles. Paste: water loss, drying up, water oil separation and oil rancidity smell.
(7) Purchase from legal and regular medical institutions and pharmacies, and keep drug packaging, instructions, invoices or sales receipts. When purchasing drugs, the majority of consumers should keep the drug packaging, instructions, invoices or sales receipts. They must not buy drugs at clinics without medical institution license or pharmacies without drug business license for temporary convenience or for petty gain. We should also guard against the scam of actually selling fake drugs under the signboard of free lectures, gifts and free clinics; Don't believe in illegal advertising and mail order drugs.
How to check the authenticity of drugs
1. Drug batch No.:
If you know the drug name or approval number, you can query the data on the website of the State Food and drug administration. Because the "national drug approval number" is also called the "approval number", the first drug number is a sign of the legitimacy of drug production, a proof of drug identity and an important basis for identifying genuine and fake drugs.
2. Website query:
Enter the website of the State Food and Drug Administration - click data query - click domestic drugs - enter drug name or approval number - click query. The result came out. http://www.sda.gov.cn
3. Health products query:
If you check the health products, choose domestic health food, and the rest are the same. If imported drugs and health care products are checked, imported drugs and health care products are selected, the rest are the same.
4. Mobile phone query:
If you are using a smart phone, you can download a snapshot QR code software application and directly irradiate the bar code of drugs with the snapshot QR code, which will display the relevant information of drugs. If it is a fake drug, it cannot be displayed.