Key Issues in the Modifying the Definition of "Drugs"
- VernacularTitle:修订“药品”定义时必须重视的几个关键性问题
- Author:
Xiaoning HOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Modification;
Drugs;
Definition;
Issue
- From:
China Pharmacy
2007;0(25):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide constructive proposals for the modification of the definition of "drugs". METHODS: The problems and causes in modifying the definition of "drugs" were analyzed and countermeasures were discussed in light of the prevailing laws,codes and administrative rules of the state. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: The space of modifying the definition of "drugs" is quite limited. At present,the most urgent task is to tackle several principle matters that run counter to the existing definition of "drugs" before modifying the definition of "drugs",and to resolve the matters appropriately. It is necessary to carry out deeper study. At the same time,the relationship between "drugs" and medicine (including trial drugs) should be clarified in modifying the definition of "drugs" for a lawful and normative terming.
