毒 薬(どくやく)

どくやく

noun

poisonous drug; toxic medicine

formalmedicallegalhealth

1. poisonous drug; toxic medicine; poison (pharmaceutical)

A pharmaceutical substance classified as highly toxic, requiring strict controls on its handling, storage, and dispensing.

毒薬(どくやく)は厳重(げんじゅう)に管理(かんり)される。

Toxic drugs are strictly controlled.

毒薬(どくやく)には赤(あか)い枠(わく)のラベルが貼(は)られている。

Toxic drugs are labeled with a red-bordered label.

病院(びょういん)では毒薬(どくやく)と劇薬(げきやく)を分(わ)けて保管(ほかん)しなければならない。

Hospitals must store toxic drugs and powerful drugs separately.

A pharmaceutical and legal term. In Japan's drug classification system, 毒薬(どくやく) is the most dangerous category — medicines that can be lethal in small doses. They must be stored in locked cabinets and are marked with a distinctive 赤地(あかじ)に白枠(しろわく)・白字(しろじ) (white text on red background with white border) label. Below 毒薬(どくやく) is 劇薬(げきやく) (powerful drug), which is dangerous but less lethal.

Common collocations

毒薬(どくやく)の管理(かんり): management of toxic drugs
毒薬(どくやく)の保管(ほかん): storage of toxic drugs
毒薬(どくやく)を処方(しょほう)する: to prescribe a toxic drug

Similar words

毒物(どくぶつ): toxic substance — broader category covering non-pharmaceutical poisons
劇薬(げきやく): powerful drug — a less dangerous pharmaceutical category than 毒薬(どくやく)
毒(どく): poison — the general, everyday term
薬物(やくぶつ): drug; chemical substance — neutral term for any pharmaceutical substance

Related Words

Compare: 毒物(どくぶつ) (toxic substance)

Compare: 劇薬(げきやく) (powerful drug)

Compare: 薬物(やくぶつ) (drug)

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