๐ Buy Medicine at a Pharmacy
Finding medication in Japan
๐ Finding a Pharmacy (่ฌๅฑ / ใใฉใใฐในใใข)
โLook for: Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Welcia, Tsuruha Drug, Sun Drug
โMost pharmacies open 9am-10pm daily
โConvenience stores (7-Eleven, FamilyMart) sell basic OTC medicines
Show These Phrases
๐ Show this to staff
โโใซๅนใ่ฌใไธใใ
Kudasai โ Please give me medicine for [symptom]
๐ Show this to staff
ใใฎ่ฌใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใงไฝใงใใ๏ผ
What is this medicine called in Japanese?
๐ Show this to staff
ๅฆๆน็ฎใชใใง่ฒทใใพใใ๏ผ
Shohousen nashi de kaemasu ka? โ Can I buy this without a prescription?
๐ Common Medicines
็ใฟๆญขใ (Itamidome) โ Pain reliever
่งฃ็ฑๅค (Genestu-zai) โ Fever reducer
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ธ่ฌ (Ichouyaku) โ Stomach medicine
้ขจ้ช่ฌ (Kazegusuri) โ Cold medicine
็ตๅต่ (Bansoukou) โ Band-aids
็ฎ่ฌ (Megusuri) โ Eye drops
โ ๏ธ Allergies
Always tell the pharmacist about your allergies. Show this:
โโใขใฌใซใฎใผใใใใพใ
I am allergic to [substance]