also: やくか
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.
The price of the drug fell due to the spread of generic medicines.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare revises drug prices every year.
The government lowered drug prices to hold down medical costs.
Standard kanji form; the reading やっか is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than やっか.
Compound of 薬 (medicine) and 価 (price).