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product licence

product licences (pl.)

/ˈprɒdʌkt ˈlaɪsəns/
/ˈprɑːdʌkt ˈlaɪsəns/
noun PROD-uhkt LY-suhns

A legal document issued by a health authority that gives a company the right to market a specific medicine.

Published 2026-10-05 Category: Reviewed by Alex Grant, Editor-in-Chief
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01

Definitions #

A legal document issued by a health authority that gives a company the right to market a specific medicine.

Technical An official authorization to place a pharmaceutical product on a national market; the term is used synonymously with marketing authorization in many jurisdictions (e.g., UK pre-2012).

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Etymology #

From product + licence, traditional British term for pharmaceutical marketing approval, used in the Medicines Act 1968 before the term 'marketing authorization' was adopted by EU directives.

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Collocations #

  • product licence holder 持有产品许可证的法人或个人
  • application for a product licence 提交产品许可申请
  • product licence number 每个药品包装上的许可证编号
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Real Business Examples #

  1. The manufacturer applied for a product licence to sell the new analgesic across the European Union.
  2. The product licence number must be printed on the outer packaging of the medicine.
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05

Register & Variants #

  • Register: formal
  • BrE/AmE: 英国及英联邦国家常用,美国更常用 marketing authorization / product approval
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Synonyms & Antonyms #

  • Synonyms: marketing authorization, marketing approval
  • Antonyms: refusal of licence
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Common Errors #

  • 误以为 product licence 等同于生产许可证 生产许可证是 GMP 监管的生产准许,而 product licence 是上市销售许可,二者不同
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Confusable Terms #

Manufacturing licence vs product licence
manufacturing licence 允许生产药品,而 product licence 允许销售药品;很多公司两者都有但职责不同
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Frequently Asked Questions

如果产品许可到期但药品仍在销售会怎样??

在大多数国家属于非法销售,可能面临罚款、产品撤市,甚至刑事责任

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Published: 2026-10-05 Category: