薬品|やくひんyakuhin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmedicine; drug
   この薬品やくひんは日光にっこうに当あてないようにしなさい。↗

   Don't expose this chemical to direct sunlight.
2. nounchemical (agent); chemicals

• Synonym薬剤やくざいWrittenWritten register. Refers to formulated agents — chemical preparations such as pesticides or bleach — and leans toward technical, professional use.
• Synonym医薬品いやくひんFormalFormal. The official legal term for medicines used in medical care, as in 「医薬品販売」; does not cover industrial chemicals.
• Synonym薬くすりNeutralThe most common everyday word for medicine in general; 「薬品」 is more formal and also covers chemical reagents.
• Synonym医薬いやくWrittenWritten register. Medicine, or medical practice together with dispensing; mostly seen in compounds such as 「医薬分業」.

Use 「薬品」 as the general term for medicines or chemical agents, as in 「化学薬品」. For medicine you take, say 「薬」; for legally defined pharmaceuticals, 「医薬品」; for professional preparations, 「薬剤」.

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1. 薬くすり。医薬品いやくひん。
2. 故意こいに化学かがく変化へんかを起おこすための物質ぶっしつ。薬剤やくざい。試薬しやく。