医 薬 分 業(いやくぶんぎょう)

いやくぶんぎょう

noun

separation of prescribing and dispensing

1. separation of prescribing and dispensing of medicine

The system in which a doctor writes a prescription but the medicine is dispensed separately by a pharmacy, rather than being handed out at the clinic. It is the standard arrangement in modern Japanese healthcare.

医薬分業(いやくぶんぎょう)が進(すす)んでいる。

The separation of prescribing and dispensing is progressing.

日本(にほん)でも医薬分業(いやくぶんぎょう)が一般的(いっぱんてき)になった。

The separation of prescribing and dispensing has become common in Japan too.

医薬分業(いやくぶんぎょう)によって、薬剤師(やくざいし)が処方(しょほう)の内容(ないよう)を確認(かくにん)できる。

Thanks to the separation of prescribing and dispensing, pharmacists can double-check the contents of a prescription.

Refers to the institutional split between the doctor who prescribes (処方(しょほう)) and the pharmacist who dispenses (調剤(ちょうざい)) a medicine. The aim is to have a second professional check each prescription for errors and drug interactions.

Common collocations

医薬分業(いやくぶんぎょう)が進(すす)む: the separation advances
医薬分業(いやくぶんぎょう)の体制(たいせい): a system of separated prescribing and dispensing
院外(いんがい)処方(しょほう): an outside prescription (filled at a separate pharmacy)

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Added 2026.7.17 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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