Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2013, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2): 80-83.

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The Probe into the Necessity of the Safety Monitoring of Over-the-Counter Drug in China

XIA Dong-sheng1 ,TIAN Chun-hua1 ,WANG Ao2, SONG Qiu-jie1, LI Lan1, DU Xiao-xi1   

  1. 1.Center for Drug Reevaluation, SFDA, Beijing 100045, China;
    2.China Nonprescription Medicines Association, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2012-12-26 Revised:2016-03-09 Online:2013-02-08 Published:2016-03-09

Abstract: Objective To probe into the necessity of the safety monitoring of OTC drug in China. Methods From the point of view of the combination of drug classification management system and adverse reaction monitoring status, discuss the main problems with the use and adverse reaction monitoring of OTC drug. Results and Conclusion It is urgent to establish a mode of drug safety monitoring which is suitable for OTC drug's characteristics and use on Chinese drug classification management system, which could lay the foundation for the further research on OTC drug safety supervision in the future.

Key words: OTC, safety, monitoring, necessity, probe into

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