How many types of drugs are there? 5. How many types of drugs are there?

There are two main categories of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Pharmacy drugs are divided into three categories:

1. Class I pharmacies can deal in Class B over-the-counter drugs;

2. Class II pharmacies can operate over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs (excluding prohibited and restricted drugs), and traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces;

3. The three types of pharmacies can deal in over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs (excluding prohibited drugs), and traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces.

Formulate grading standards", on the basis of the classification results, according to the business service capacity of the second and third class pharmacies from low to high divided into A, AA, AAA three grades. The classification and grading results are dynamically verified at least once a year.

In addition, the classification of drugs in pharmacies according to their properties includes Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal decoction pieces, Chinese patent medicines, Chinese and Western patent medicines, chemical raw materials and their preparations, antibiotics, biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, serums, vaccines, blood products and diagnostic drugs.

According to the definition of drugs in the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China: drugs are divided into prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs.

Drugs are classified according to their nature, including:

1. Chinese herbal medicines;

2. Chinese medicine decoction pieces;

3. Chinese patent medicine;

4. Chinese and Western patent medicines;

5. Chemical raw materials and their preparations;

6. Antibiotics;

7. Biochemical drugs;

8. Radiopharmaceuticals;

9. serum; 10. Vaccines;

11. Blood products;

12. Diagnostic drugs, etc.;

On November 4, 2015, the 6th class of drugs has been changed to 5 class drugs.

According to the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on November 4, 2015, the "Decision on Authorizing the Pilot Program and Related Issues of the Pilot System and Related Issues of the Marketing Authorization Holder of the Twelfth National People's Congress in Some Places", the State Food and Drug Administration has formulated a reform plan for the registration and classification of chemical drugs, which has been agreed and is hereby announced and implemented from the date of the announcement.

The classification of chemical drug registration is adjusted, and the new registration classification of chemical drugs is divided into 5 categories, as follows:

Category 1: Innovative drugs that have not been marketed at home or abroad. Refers to drugs that contain new compounds with clear structures, pharmacological effects, and clinical value.

Category 2: Improved new drugs that have not been marketed at home or abroad. It refers to a drug that optimizes its structure, dosage form, prescription process, route of administration, indications, etc., on the basis of known active ingredients, and has obvious clinical advantages.

Category 3: Drugs that are imitated by domestic applicants that are marketed overseas but have not been marketed in China. The quality and efficacy of such drugs should be consistent with those of the original drugs.

The original drug refers to the first drug approved for marketing at home and abroad, and has complete and sufficient safety and efficacy data as the basis for marketing.

Category 4: Drugs that the domestic applicant imitates the original drug that has been marketed in China. The quality and efficacy of such drugs should be consistent with those of the original drugs.

Category 5: Drugs marketed overseas apply for domestic marketing.

There are many ways to classify drugs, which can be divided into prescription and over-the-counter drugs, Western drugs and traditional Chinese medicines, and can also be classified according to their uses: antibiotics, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs, vitamins, antipyretic analgesics, nervous system drugs, etc.!

In addition to the upstairs and upstairs classification, prescription and over-the-counter drugs can also be divided according to the safety of the drug. The former can only be purchased with a doctor's prescription, while the latter can be purchased by consumers based on their common sense of medication.

The safety and adverse reactions of prescription drugs are not easy to grasp, so they should be used under the guidance of a doctor.

Over-the-counter drugs are drugs that patients can buy by themselves according to their conditions, drug instructions, etc., and their safety is better.

A, B and C are mainly for the reimbursement needs of publicly-funded medical patients

First, the first drug classification: prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs (Class A non-prescription drugs, Class B non-prescription drugs) according to function and use.

01. Antibiotic drugs.

02. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs.

03. Medication for digestive system.

04. Respiratory system medication.

05. Medication for the urinary system.

06. Drugs for the blood system.

07. ENT medication.

08. Anti-rheumatic drugs.

09. Injectable drugs.

10. Diabetes medication.

11. Hormone drugs.

12. ** Department of Medication.

13. **Medication.

14. Anti-tumor drugs.

15. Antipsychotic drugs.

16. Heat-clearing and detoxification drugs.

17. Receptor agonist blockers and anti-allergic drugs.

18. Tonic drugs.

19. Vitamins and mineral medicines.