noun
medicine; drug; pharmaceutical
General term for medicinal substances, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
この薬品は医師の処方が必要です。
This medicine requires a doctor's prescription.
薬品を子
Please keep drugs out of reach of children.
noun
Refers to chemical substances in general, often in industrial, laboratory, or technical contexts.
実験では危険な薬品を扱うので注意が必要だ。
Care is needed because the experiment involves hazardous chemicals.
この工場では様々な薬品を製造している。
This factory produces various chemicals.