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In Japan, buying medicines is not difficult, but you can not buy any medicine you want anywhere. <\/span> – At the Hospital Pharmacy (\u9662\u5185\u51e6\u65b9)<\/span> – At the pharmacy outside the hospitals (\u9662\u5916\u51e6\u65b9)<\/span> When buying medicines, you have to show the pharmacists: Insurance card, Medical record handbook (\u85ac\u624b\u5e33) with your name on it (if you do not have one, you need to answer some questions about your medical history or drug allergies).<\/span> When receiving medicines, the pharmacists will explain carefully about the side effects if any or even warnings when using as well as how to use them. In case you do not understand thoroughly, please ask them immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to prescription drugs sold only in hospitals or other designated places, if you have common illnesses (e.g., colds, fever, cough, headache, etc.) you can go to the drugstore (e.g., \u85ac\u5c40, \u30c9\u30e9\u30c3\u30b0\u30b9\u30c8\u30a2\u30fc, \u304f\u3059\u308a, \u30c9\u30e9\u30c3\u30b0\u30b9\u30ae, \u30ef\u30f3\u30c4\u30fc, etc.) to buy medicines without prescription.<\/span><\/p>\n Vocabulary of names of common diseases:<\/span><\/strong> Human body parts vocabulary:<\/span><\/strong> In Japan, buying medicines is not difficult, but you can not buy any medicine you want anywhere. There are two ways to buy prescription drugs: – At the Hospital Pharmacy (\u9662\u5185\u51e6\u65b9) Receive your medicines at the hospital counter or the pharmacy right next to the counter. – At the pharmacy outside the hospitals (\u9662\u5916\u51e6\u65b9) For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,36,34],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThere are two ways to buy prescription drugs:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nReceive your medicines at the hospital counter or the pharmacy right next to the counter.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFor small hospitals or clinics that may not sell drugs, you need to go to a designated drug store or near where you live that says \u51e6\u65b9\u305b\u3093 to buy prescription drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIn addition, the pharmacists may ask if you are taking \u30b8\u30a7\u30cd\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\u533b\u85ac\u54c1(\u3044\u3084\u304f\u3072\u3093) or not. This is a group of drugs that have been approved by the Ministry of Health, this kind of drug is cheap, and safe to use.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u767a\u71b1 (\u306f\u3064\u306d\u3064): Fever, \u982d\u75db (\u305a\u3064\u3046): headache, \u54b3\u55fd (\u304c\u3044\u305d\u3046): Cough, \u9f3b\u6c41 (\u3073\u3058\u3085\u3046): Runny nose, \u54bd\u982d\u75db (\u3044\u3093\u3068\u3046\u3064\u3046): Sore throat, \u767a\u75b9 (\u306f\u3063\u3057\u3093): Rash, \u6241\u6843\u708e (\u3078\u3093\u3068\u3046\u3048\u3093): Tonsillitis, \u53e3\u5185\u708e (\u3053\u3046\u306a\u3044\u3048\u3093): Canker sores, \u30ea\u30f3\u30d1\u7bc0\u708e (\u308a\u3093\u3071\u305b\u3064\u3048\u3093): Swollen lymph nodes, \u80f8\u75db (\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3064\u3046): Chest tightness, \u52d5\u60b8 (\u3069\u3046\u304d): Heart palpitations, \u606f\u5207\u308c (\u3044\u304d\u304e\u308c): Shortness of breath, \u4e0d\u6574\u8108 (\u3075\u305b\u3044\u307f\u3083\u304f): Arrhythmia, \u8179\u75db (\u3075\u304f\u3064\u3046): Stomachache, \u5614\u6c17 (\u304a\u3046\u304d): Nausea, \u5614\u5410 (\u304a\u3046\u3068): Vomiting, \u4e0b\u75e2 (\u3052\u308a): Diarrhea, \u8840\u4fbf (\u3051\u3064\u3079\u3093): Rectal Bleeding, \u4fbf\u79d8 (\u3079\u3093\u3074): Constipation, \u8170\u75db (\u3088\u3046\u3064\u3046): Back pain, \u95a2\u7bc0\u75db (\u304b\u3093\u305b\u3064\u3064\u3046): Joint pain, \u80a9\u3053\u308a (\u304b\u305f\u3053\u308a): Shoulder pain, \u795e\u7d4c\u75db (\u3057\u3093\u3051\u3044\u3064\u3046): Neuralgia, \u3081\u307e\u3044: Dizziness, \u3075\u3089\u3064\u304d: Stagger, \u6b69\u884c\u969c\u5bb3 (\u307b\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3044): Gait abnormality, \u4e0d\u7720 (\u3075\u307f\u3093): Insomnia, \u4e0d\u5b89 (\u3075\u3042\u3093): Anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIf you are not confident in your Japanese, you should go with someone who is good at Japanese and has knowledge of medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"