Updated September 28, 2026

What is Product type?

In short

Product type is what a brand actually sells, such as a prescription medicine, a supplement or a device.

Product type is the category a brand actually sells in, and it tells you how a service is delivered and how it is regulated. A prescription medicine needs a prescription, a supplement is bought directly, and a device is a physical product. Addyi and Apotek Hjartat list a prescription medicine, Alan lists a supplement, and Bathmate and Be Lenka list devices. Checking the category first saves you reading terms for a format you did not intend to buy.

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