薬価
also: やくか
Meanings
1
drug price; cost of medicine
Refers to the official or market price of pharmaceutical products, often used in medical, insurance, and economic contexts.
The drug price of the new medicine was criticized as too high.
The drug price standard is set by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Usage patterns
- 薬価が下がるfor a drug price to fall (e.g. after a government revision)
The price of the drug fell due to the spread of generic medicines.
- 薬価を改定するto revise official drug prices
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare revises drug prices every year.
- 薬価を引き下げるto lower a drug's official price
The government lowered drug prices to hold down medical costs.