頭痛薬(ずつうやく)

ずつうやく
noun
headache medicine
health
1. headache medicine; painkiller for headaches
Medicine used to relieve headaches, typically containing analgesics like aspirin or ibuprofen.
頭痛薬(ずつうやく)を飲(の)んだ。
I took some headache medicine.
頭痛薬(ずつうやく)はどこに売(う)っていますか。
Where can I buy headache medicine?
I always carry headache medicine with me because I get bad headaches.

Composed of 頭痛(ずつう) (headache) + 薬(やく) (medicine). Available over the counter at 薬局(やっきょく) (pharmacies) and ドラッグストア (drugstores) in Japan.

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Cultural note

  • バファリン (Bufferin)
  • イブ (Eve)
  • ロキソニン (Loxonin)

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