noun
A small medicine in pill form. In everyday Japanese, 錠剤 is often the more general word for a tablet, while ピル can sound like a loanword-style or product-like term.
医師は小さなピルを一錠処方した。
The doctor prescribed a small pill.
noun
birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill
Colloquial shorthand for an oral contraceptive; common in expressions such as 低用量ピル and ピルを服用する.
彼女は低用量ピルを服用している。
She is taking a low-dose birth-control pill.
ピルについて医師に相談した。
I consulted a doctor about the pill.