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Black, red, or prescription-free card: understand differences between medicines

Black, red, or prescription-free card: understand differences between medicines

When entering a pharmacy, that there is a difference in the sale of medicines. While some are within reach of consumers in self-service, others need to be sought from pharmacists or clerks.

The commercialization of drugs in Brazil obeys a logic of consumer health risks: the greater the adverse effects that a drug can offer , greater is also the control of the authorities in its sale. Some prescription drugs require, for example, retention of the prescription at the time of purchase. While other remedies, with fewer adverse effects, can be purchased without a prescription.

Red stripe, black, yellow or no color: Do you know the difference?

Black stripe

Black Stripe medicines exert sedative or stimulant action on the central nervous system, and may have significant side effects and adverse reactions. Prolonged use may cause dependence. For these reasons, this type of medicine can only be sold with specific prescriptions (blue prescriptions), which must be kept at the pharmacy.

Red label with prescription retention

The risks of red label medicines are considered as intermediates for the and are intended for clinical settings that require care and control. Like black stripe medicines, they should always be used after medical prescription. Some drugs with red stripe may have the prescription retained. The prescription, in this case, is white. There are medicines that still need the consumer to sign a term of knowledge of risk and consent. Two examples are antidepressants and antibiotics.

Red label with no prescription retention

A prescription is required for the marketing of some red label drugs, which will not be retained in the pharmacy. These remedies still pose a risk to the patient and need to be prescribed by a doctor or dentist. Anti-inflammatories and contraceptives are two examples of this category.

Prescription-Free or Prescription-Free Medications

Prescription-Free Medications (MIPs) can be purchased and consumed without a prescription. Its ideal use occurs in common situations, to treat minor symptoms already known by the patient. As a rule, they do not have significant or worrying adverse effects.

To be a prescription-only drug, it is necessary to follow the criteria of Anvisa (National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance), which consider the following items:

  • time to market
  • drug safety
  • identifiable symptoms
  • use for a short period of time
  • be manageable by the patient
  • have a low risk potential
  • do not present a risk of dependence.

Do not need a recipe for marketing is far from meaning to buy MIPs without criteria. Not all can be taken in the same way, so it is always important to have the guidance of a pharmacist to know what to take home and how to use it responsibly (posology and duration of treatment). If the package does not contain a package insert, it can be requested at the pharmacy, according to rules of Anvisa. Respecting the advice of health professionals and the manufacturer's guidelines is a responsible practice, based on education and safety, which avoids possible adverse effects of these medicines.

Conscious consumption of IPMs is one of the pillars of self-care recognized by the World Health Organization. Health (WHO). In addition to the responsible use of prescription drugs, self-care involves six other pillars that should be part of everyone's routine: being informed about health in reliable sources, being aware of one's own physical and mental condition, doing regular physical activity, having eating healthy, avoiding risks to your health and having good hygiene habits.

And the medicines with yellow stripe?

In addition to the colors already mentioned, it is common to see in the pharmacies remedies with yellow stripe with a letter "G" in the package. These are the generic drugs. In its packaging there is only the name of the active principle, that is, the component that enables its action. They are safe and have the same effect as brand name drugs.

The fact that they are generic does not make these drugs special when it comes to controlling your sales. If they are red stripe or black stripe, they should follow the same criteria for presentation and possible prescription retention previously discussed. And, if they are MIPs, they can be purchased without restriction at the pharmacy.


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