Unproven yet lucrative nostrums offered by doctors, hospitals and pharma firms, these (literally ‘godlike’) drugs are typified by mNGF (mouse nerve growth factor), a ‘treatment’ for autism. Approved corruptly, they are now repudiated as wasting Basic Medical Insurance funds (the ‘magic’ label is ironic). Since 2019, regulators have sought to de-licence them, ending BMI coverage. A list outing ‘magic’ drugs failed to include any TCM (traditional Chinese medicine), despite many overlaps. The related term ‘magic surgery’ (神术) refers to phoney medical procedures.