薬剤(やくざい)

やくざい
noun
medicine, pharmaceutical, chemical agent
1. medicine, pharmaceutical, chemical agent
A prepared medicine or chemical substance used for medical treatment, scientific research, or industrial purposes. More technical than 薬(くすり), and often used in professional or scientific contexts.
薬剤(やくざい)師(し)に相談(そうだん)する。
Consult a pharmacist.
この薬剤(やくざい)は副作用(ふくさよう)が少(すく)ないと言(い)われている。
This pharmaceutical is said to have few side effects.
新(あたら)しい薬剤(やくざい)の開発(かいはつ)には長(なが)い年月(ねんげつ)と膨大(ぼうだい)な費用(ひよう)がかかる。
Developing a new pharmaceutical takes many years and enormous costs.

USAGE NOTE:
薬剤(やくざい) is a formal, technical term for medicines and chemical agents. It is far more common in professional, medical, and scientific contexts than in everyday speech, where 薬(くすり) is preferred.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 薬剤(やくざい)師(し) (pharmacist)
  • 薬剤(やくざい)を投与(とうよ)する (administer a drug)
  • 薬剤(やくざい)耐性(たいせい) (drug resistance)
  • 薬剤(やくざい)散布(さんぷ) (spraying chemicals)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 薬(くすり): medicine (everyday term)
  • 医薬品(いやくひん): pharmaceutical product (regulatory/official term)
  • 薬品(やくひん): chemicals (broader, includes non-medical chemicals)
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