頭痛薬(ずつうやく)

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.

Common collocations

• 頭痛薬(ずつうやく)を飲(の)む: to take headache medicine
• 頭痛薬(ずつうやく)を買(か)う: to buy headache medicine
• 頭痛薬(ずつうやく)が効(き)く: the headache medicine works

Common brands in japan

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

Related words

• 頭痛(ずつう): headache
• 鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい): painkiller (broader — any pain)
• 市販薬(しはんやく): over-the-counter medicine
• 処方薬(しょほうやく): prescription medicine