noun
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's
General term for a shop where medicines are sold and prescriptions are filled. In Japan, often distinguished from ドラッグストア, which also sells daily necessities.
風邪薬を買いに薬局へ行った。
I went to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine.
この薬局は処
This pharmacy accepts prescriptions.
noun
hospital pharmacy; dispensary
Refers specifically to the pharmacy department inside a hospital or clinic, where medicines are dispensed to inpatients and outpatients.
病院の薬局で薬を受け取った。
I received my medicine at the hospital pharmacy.