調剤(ちょうざい)薬局(やっきょく)

ちょうざいやっきょく
noun
dispensing pharmacy
1. dispensing pharmacy
A pharmacy licensed to fill doctors' prescriptions and prepare prescription medicine, as opposed to a drugstore that mainly sells over-the-counter products and daily goods.
処方箋(しょほうせん)を調剤(ちょうざい)薬局(やっきょく)に出(だ)す。
I hand in my prescription at the dispensing pharmacy.
近(ちか)くの調剤(ちょうざい)薬局(やっきょく)で薬(くすり)を受(う)け取(と)った。
I picked up my medicine at a nearby dispensing pharmacy.
病院(びょういん)で診察(しんさつ)を受(う)けた後(あと)、調剤(ちょうざい)薬局(やっきょく)で薬(くすり)をもらう。
After being examined at the hospital, you get your medicine at a dispensing pharmacy.

A pharmacy licensed to prepare and dispense prescription drugs. Since the spread of 医薬分業(いやくぶんぎょう) (separation of prescribing and dispensing), most prescriptions are filled at these rather than inside hospitals.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 調剤(ちょうざい)薬局(やっきょく)で薬(くすり)をもらう: to get medicine at a dispensing pharmacy
  • 調剤(ちょうざい)薬局(やっきょく)に勤(つと)める: to work at a dispensing pharmacy
  • 門前(もんぜん)薬局(やっきょく): a pharmacy located just outside a hospital

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 薬局(やっきょく): pharmacy — general term; may or may not fill prescriptions
  • ドラッグストア: drugstore — sells over-the-counter medicine, cosmetics, and daily goods
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