The production, distribution, marketing and use of health products, human medicines, herbal medicines and homeopathic medicines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical device and cosmetics, comply with requirements established by specific regulations.

The human drugs are substances or compositions of substances having properties for treating or preventing diseases and their symptoms, human, with a view to making a medical diagnosis or to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions.

Homeopathic medicines are medicines for human use derived from stocks or substances called homeopathic stocks in accordance with a manufacturing process described in the European Pharmacopoeia, or failing this, in so official pharmacopoeia used in a member state.

The herbal medicines are medicines for human use which have exclusively containing as active ingredients one or more herbal substances, one or more herbal preparations, or one or more herbal substances in combination with one or more preparations based plant.

Medical devices are health products that cover a wide range. Medical devices contained in any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, material or article used alone or combined Their manufacturers determine which are used for purposes of the common medications, such as prevent, diagnose or treat a human disease.
Medical devices achieve their purposes in humans through mechanisms that do not translate into actions pharmacological, metabolic or immunological, therefore differ from drugs.
Intended for the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury or disability; diagnosis, investigation, replacement or modification of the anatomy or of a physiological process; control design.

Cosmetic products are any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair follicle and capillary system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, protecting them, keeping them in good condition or correcting body odors.

Regulation and supervision of market of health products are activities performed in the European Union by regulatory authorities.

Public health is protected when health professionals and consumers, have guaranteed the quality, safety and efficacy of health products.