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

Related Words

Compare: ドラッグストア (drugstore)

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Added 2026.7.16 12:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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