Chapter 1 General Provisions Article
　　1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of strengthening drug supervision and management, ensuring the quality of drugs, ensuring the safety of drug use for human beings, and safeguarding people's health and legitimate rights and interests of drug use.
　　Article 2 Units or individuals engaged in the research, production, distribution, use, supervision and management of pharmaceuticals within the territory of the People's Republic of China must abide by this Law.
　　Article 3 The state develops modern medicine and traditional medicine, giving full play to their role in prevention, medical treatment and health care.
　　The state protects wild medicinal resources and encourages the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicinal materials.
　　Article 4 The state encourages the research and creation of new drugs, and protects the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations in the research and development of new drugs.
　　Article 5 The drug supervision and management department of the State Council is in charge of the national drug supervision and management work. The relevant departments of the State Council are responsible for the supervision and management of drugs within their respective scope of duties.
　　The drug supervision and management departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the supervision and management of drugs within their respective administrative regions. The relevant departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the supervision and management of drugs within the scope of their respective duties.
　　The drug regulatory department of the State Council shall cooperate with the comprehensive economic department of the State Council to implement the development plan and industrial policy of the pharmaceutical industry formulated by the state.

Article 6 The drug inspection institutions set up or determined by the drug supervision and management department shall undertake the drug inspection work required for the implementation of drug approval and drug quality supervision and inspection according to law.