What does the business scope of medical herbal therapy preparations include

Judging from the current compliance requirements of the domestic industry and commerce and drug administration, the core business scope of medical herbal therapy preparations is Class I and II medical device herbal external preparations with corresponding approvals, as well as herbal disinfection products under the brand name, which absolutely cannot cover herbal preparations under the brand name that require drug business qualifications.

A while ago, I helped a friend who runs a physical therapy chain to expand the business scope. I specifically checked with the staff of the local industrial and commercial office and the Food and Drug Administration. Now, this category is much stricter than in the past two years. Not all products with the word "herbal" can be included. Take the products we often come into contact with, for example, acupoint pressure stimulating patches, medical antipyretic gels, and wound care ointments that contain herbal ingredients such as mugwort, turmeric, and Panax notoginseng. As long as they have formal brand approval, they can be operated normally. There are also products with sanitary brands such as skin antibacterial liquids and environmental disinfection sprays that feature herbal ingredients. As long as they do not claim to have curative effects, they are also within the allowed range.

There is still a controversial boundary in the industry, that is, whether cosmetic skin care products with herbal ingredients can be included in this business scope. One group of practitioners believes that as long as they are clearly labeled for skin care purposes and do not promote any medical effects, it is perfectly fine to sell them casually; the other group believes that "medical "Herbal therapy" itself has medical properties. Cosmetic brand products do not have medical-related registrations and must not be classified into this category. Currently, the regulatory standards in different regions do vary. In many places, if you want to sell cosmetic brand herbal products, you still have to increase the relevant scope of cosmetics operations.

Last month I met the owner of a community health care center. He originally set up this business scope in a regular manner, but because he felt that his family's herbal ointment was effective, he packaged it privately and sold it to customers to treat joint pain. He claimed that it was effective without any approval. After being reported, not only were all the products confiscated, but he was also fined more than 20,000 yuan, which was equivalent to the loss of more than half a year's profit. To be honest, it was quite a loss. In fact, to put it bluntly, the boundaries of this business scope are just like opening a fruit shop and not being able to sell homemade, quarantine-free fruit cuts. No matter how good the herbal preparation formula is in your hand and no matter how much your customers want it, you must not touch it without the corresponding approval. Otherwise, if you operate beyond the scope of business, the gain will outweigh the loss.