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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.
医薬分業が進んでいる。
The separation of prescribing and dispensing is progressing.
日本でも医薬分業が一般的になった。
The separation of prescribing and dispensing has become common in Japan too.
医薬分業によって、薬剤師が処方の内容を確認できる。
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) and the pharmacist who dispenses (調剤) a medicine. The aim is to have a second professional check each prescription for errors and drug interactions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 医薬分業が進む: the separation advances
- 医薬分業の体制: a system of separated prescribing and dispensing
- 院外処方: an outside prescription (filled at a separate pharmacy)