目前,世界上大多数国家和地区通过立法或发布法规形式将药品划分为处方药和非处方药。本文阐述了非处方药的基本概念、适应症及其特点。目前在我国实施非处方制度势在必行。这是医药卫生事业深入改革的重大举措,也是与国际药品管理模式接轨的关键步骤。 At present, most countries in the world divide drugs into prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs by legislation or by publishing regulations. This article describes the basic concepts of over-the-counter drugs, indications and characteristics. At present, the implementation of non-prescription system in our country is imperative. This is a major move for the in-depth reform of the medical and health undertaking as well as a key step in linking with the international drug administration model.