内 服 薬(ないふくやく)

ないふくやく

noun

oral medication; medicine taken internally

1. oral medication; medicine taken by mouth; internal medicine (as opposed to topical)

Medicine designed to be swallowed and absorbed through the digestive system, as opposed to medicines applied to the skin, injected, or inhaled. A formal medical and pharmaceutical term.

この内服薬(ないふくやく)は食後(しょくご)に飲(の)んでください。

Please take this oral medication after meals.

内服薬(ないふくやく)と外用薬(がいようやく)が処方(しょほう)された。

Both oral medication and topical medication were prescribed.

この症状(しょうじょう)には内服薬(ないふくやく)より注射(ちゅうしゃ)の方(ほう)が効果的(こうかてき)だ。

For this condition, injections are more effective than oral medication.

Composed of 内服(ないふく) (internal use, oral administration) and 薬(やく) (medicine). A medical and pharmaceutical term for medication that is swallowed and absorbed through the digestive system, as opposed to topical, injected, or inhaled medicines.

Common collocations

内服薬(ないふくやく)を飲(の)む: to take oral medication
内服薬(ないふくやく)を処方(しょほう)する: to prescribe oral medication
内服薬(ないふくやく)の副作用(ふくさよう): side effects of oral medication

Related words

外用薬(がいようやく): topical medicine — applied externally (creams, ointments)
飲(の)み薬(ぐすり): oral medicine — the everyday word for medicine you drink/swallow
塗(ぬ)り薬(ぐすり): ointment, cream — everyday word for topical medicine
注射(ちゅうしゃ): injection

Register

内服薬(ないふくやく) is a formal/medical term. In everyday speech, 飲(の)み薬(ぐすり) is more common.

Related Words

Related: 外用薬(がいようやく) (topical medicine)

Related: 飲(の)み薬(ぐすり) (oral medicine)

Related: 塗(ぬ)り薬(ぐすり) (ointment, cream)

Related: 注射(ちゅうしゃ) (injection)

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Added 2026.4.7 5:31 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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