The rammer selling oil-cut diet pills is easily confused with health care.

In order to lose weight, many people are used to going to chain pharmacies and buying various edible products that help to lose weight. Many of these "oil-cut capsules" have been highly inquired recently and stressed that they are used to help lose weight. However, some drugstores regard these two items as "oil-cut capsules" and belong to "drugs for indications", but their location is related to general foods, which may mislead people to eat drugs as food. If there is no pharmacist's guidance at the scene, I am afraid it will increase the risk of diseases such as gastrointestinal tract and liver.

There are many pharmacies, and people can buy "drugs for indications" by themselves. But if they don't look at the packaging carefully or lack the guidance of pharmacists, it is easy for them to eat drugs as food. (Photography/Huang Zhiwen) Youqie Capsule helps to lose weight and prevent side effects.

At present, the "oil-cut capsules" on the shelves of chain pharmacies include Stenko-Miao Kexiu oil-cut capsules and Sino-American-You Mei oil-cut capsules, the main components of which are orlistat 60mg, which can be used in the digestive system to inhibit the absorption rate of fat in diet.

The two kinds of oil-cut capsules are only used for "assisting weight loss". The users must be 18 years old and have a body mass index of 25 or above, and must be used in conjunction with a low-calorie and low-fat diet. In terms of drug classification, it belongs to "indications". Although it doesn't need a doctor's prescription, people should get the guidance and guidance of doctors or pharmacy students when they go to pharmacies, and use it correctly to avoid side effects such as flatulence, acute defecation, diarrhea and liver injury.

Some pharmacies put "drugs for indications" together with food, which is easy to confuse people and accidentally eat drugs as food. (Photo/Luo Huiwen) Guide drugs to take care of people's health.

The side effects of "medication for indications" are greater than food, but some manufacturers put it next to health food or general food. If the pharmacist happens to be absent, he may bring it to the checkout without knowing it or having low consciousness, which will affect people's health rights and interests.

The practice of Kangshimei pharmacy is to prompt the words "Please consult a pharmacist when guiding medication" near the price tag. If the pharmacist happens not to be on the spot, he will verbally inform the pharmacist that he is not checking out. If you want to buy, please go to a nearby drugstore so that consumers can grasp the rights and interests.

In view of the fact that drugstores sell "drugs for indications" but fail to implement drug control, Zhang Zhigang, chairman of the Consumer Culture and Education Foundation, said that based on the consideration of people's health, he called on health-related units to urge the operators to implement health education and publicity on drugs for indications, so as to let the people know the difference between drugs for indications and food, as well as the precautions for use.

At the same time, he also suggested that manufacturers should clearly distinguish between "medicine" and "food" in the display of goods, and even set up different checkout areas. Before checkout, pharmacists should give medication guidance and reminders. If there is no special medicine display cabinet and checkout area, the cashier should also be alert. When it is found that what people buy belongs to "medicine", pharmacists should be informed in time for understanding and education to avoid side effects caused by people taking and eating by mistake.

Is "cutting oil" equal to losing weight? Food must not claim to be effective.

As for the word "cutting oil", which originated in Japanese and originally meant to "spread oil on the plate and suck up the oil in the fried food", can it be regarded as a synonym for "slimming"? Zhang Zhigang said that in the past, although there were cases in which artists endorsed that "oil-cut tea" violated food advertisements and could not exaggerate medical efficacy, the above two kinds of oil-cut capsule products were approved by the Department of Health. If the advertising words conform to the norms, there is no obvious problem with the regulations. However, weight loss cannot be achieved by a single food or drug. The product claims to be "auxiliary weight loss" or has a similar weight loss effect, and the health care unit should carefully evaluate whether it is necessary.