This medicine is said to have few side effects.
新しい抗ウイルス薬剤の開発が進んでいる。
Development of new antiviral drugs is progressing.
Refers to non-medicinal chemical substances used for specific purposes, such as pesticides, disinfectants, industrial chemicals, or laboratory reagents. Often appears in technical or regulatory contexts.
この洗剤には強力な化学薬剤が含まれている。
This detergent contains powerful chemical agents.
農薬として使用される薬剤の安全性が審査された。
The safety of chemical agents used as pesticides was reviewed.
The doctor administered a new medication to the patient.
The farmer used a chemical agent to control pests.
This medication can sometimes cause side effects.
薬剤 refers to a prepared medicinal agent or dose dispensed by a pharmacist, while 薬物 is the broader, more clinical/legal term for any drug substance.
drug resistance
drug-resistant bacterium; drug-resistant bacteria