Don’t buy therapies or devices that claim to cure paralysis, blindness, or deafness
Advertising laws leave no room for ambiguity. Ads for medical services, drugs, and medical devices are prohibited from making any claims about effectiveness, cure rates, or success rates, and they can’t feature real patients sharing their experiences. Phrases like “stand up after three treatment cycles” or “so many people have recovered” are illegal on their own, so there’s no need to even examine the underlying theory. Even products that aren’t classified as medical devices aren’t allowed to mention any disease treatment benefits at all.
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Article 16 of the Advertising Law states that ads for medical services, drugs, and medical devices must not co…
There’s no direct cost, but it saves you money. The hard part is that family members, full of hope, can’t be dissuaded from buying them.
Article 16 of the Advertising Law states that ads for medical services, drugs, and medical devices must not contain any of the following: (1) assertions or guarantees regarding efficacy or safety; (2) information about cure rates or effectiveness; (3) comparisons of efficacy, safety, or performance with other drugs or medical devices, or with other medical institutions; (4) use of endorsers or testimonials to recommend or vouch for the product. Article 17 adds that aside from ads for medical services, drugs, and medical devices, “no other ads are permitted to reference disease treatment functions, nor may they use medical terminology or language that could easily be confused with drugs or medical devices.” Article 4 further requires all ads to be free of false or misleading content, and to not deceive or mislead consumers; advertisers bear full responsibility for the accuracy of their ad content (National regulations, revised 2021).
中华人民共和国广告法（2021 年修正，第四条、第十六条、第十七条）. https://flk.npc.gov.cn/detail?id=ff8081817ab231eb017abd6bd860052d
Open source linkThere’s only one way to tell if a product is legitimate: whether it dares to make bold, absolute claims. Reputable hospital rehabilitation departments never promise that you’ll stand up after a set number of treatment cycles. If you come across such promotional material, report it to 12315 or your local market regulation authorities. The same marketing tactics are used for health supplements, as detailed in Section 6, Item 10 (Health Supplements). If you’ve already purchased such a product and want a refund, follow the rules for online shopping and prepaid services outlined in Section 5, Item 29 (Online Shopping and Platform Rules). The main beneficiaries of this information are you and your family.