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お薬手帳 (おくすりてちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お薬くすり手て帳ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

medication record book; drug history handbook; medical diary

A small booklet issued by pharmacies in Japan to track a patient's medication history, allergies, and side effects. Often carried by patients to share information across multiple healthcare providers.

See also: 手帳 (てちょう)

薬やっ局きょくでお薬くすり手て帳ちょうを提てい示じすると、薬くすりの重ちょう複ふくを防ふせげます。
Showing your medication record book at the pharmacy can help prevent duplicate prescriptions.

お薬くすり手て帳ちょうには、過か去こに処しょ方ほうされた薬くすりの名な前まえがすべて記き録ろくされています。

All the names of previously prescribed medications are recorded in the drug history handbook.

Written forms

お薬くすり手て帳ちょう
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
おくすり手て帳ちょう
Kana spelling for 薬; often used in official or patient-friendly contexts.

Kanji

薬medicine, chemical, enamel
手hand
帳notebook, account book, album

Similar words

手て帳ちょう
A general notebook or pocket diary. お薬手帳 is a specific type of 手帳 used exclusively for medical records.

Etymology

Compound of お (honorific prefix) + 薬 (medicine) + 手帳 (notebook). The term became widespread after the Japanese government promoted its use to improve medication safety.