Materials for HCPs

A prescription drug advertisement must prominently bear the statement 'this advertisement is for reading by medical and pharmaceutical professionals only' (Advertising Law article 16(3) and article 5(2) of the Interim Measures for the Administration of the Review of Advertisements for Drugs, Medical Devices, Health Foods and Formula Foods for Special Medical Purposes). Article 22 of the Interim Measures provides that, apart from the products for which advertising is prohibited outright by article 21, advertisements for prescription drugs may be published only in the medical and pharmaceutical professional publications jointly designated by the health administration department and the drug regulatory department of the State Council; it also forbids using the name of a prescription drug to title or sponsor activities, and forbids using a trade mark or company trade name identical to a prescription drug name in media other than those professional publications as a disguised form of advertising. Article 2(2) forbids publishing such advertisements without review; article 9 requires the advertisement approval number to be prominently shown; article 16 requires the review to be completed within ten working days of acceptance; and article 20 requires publication exactly as approved, without editing, splicing or modification. Article 11(2) prohibits using the name or image of research institutions, academic bodies, trade associations, or of experts, scholars, physicians, pharmacists, clinical dietitians or patients, as a recommendation or proof. Article 21 prohibits advertising altogether for narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, medicinal toxic drugs, radiopharmaceuticals, precursor chemicals, drugs and devices for treating drug dependence, drugs for special military needs and preparations compounded by military medical institutions, and preparations compounded by medical institutions. Under article 29, a breach of article 11(1), article 21 or article 22 is punished in accordance with article 57 of the Advertising Law.

処方薬の広告には「本広告は医学・薬学の専門家のみを対象とする（本广告仅供医学药学专业人士阅读）」旨を目立つ形で明示しなければならない（広告法第16条第3項、及び『薬品・医療機器・保健食品・特殊医学用途配方食品広告審査管理暫定弁法』第5条第2項）。同弁法第22条は、第21条で広告そのものが禁止される品目を除き、処方薬の広告は国務院衛生行政部門と国務院薬品監督管理部門が共同で指定する医学・薬学専門刊行物にのみ発布できると定め、処方薬の名称を各種活動の冠名に用いた広告宣伝を禁じ、処方薬の名称と同一の商標・企業字号を医学・薬学専門刊行物以外の媒体で用いて形を変えて広告を発布することも禁じる。同弁法第2条第2項により広告は審査を経なければ発布できず、第9条は広告批准文号の明示を、第16条は受理から10営業日以内の審査完了を、第20条は審査通過内容どおりの発布（編集・継ぎ接ぎ・改変の禁止）を定める。第11条第2号は、科研機関・学術機関・業界団体又は専門家・学者・医師・薬剤師・臨床栄養士・患者等の名義又は形象を推薦・証明に用いることを禁じる。第21条は麻酔薬品・向精神薬品・医療用毒性薬品・放射性薬品・薬品類易制毒化学品及び薬物依存治療用の薬品・医療機器、軍隊特需薬品及び軍隊医療機関の製剤、医療機関の製剤等について広告の発布自体を禁じる。第29条により、第11条第1号・第21条・第22条違反は広告法第57条に従って処罰される。