noun
A shop where medicines are prepared and sold. Slightly formal or old-fashioned; 薬局 is more common in modern Japanese.
町の薬舗で風邪薬を買った。
I bought cold medicine at the local pharmacy.
この薬舗は漢方薬も扱っている。
This pharmacy also carries traditional Chinese medicine.
薬局 is the standard modern word for a pharmacy or drugstore. 薬舗 is less common and may sound slightly old-fashioned or formal.
Compound of 薬 (medicine) and 舗 (shop). The kanji 舗 means 'shop' or 'store', and is used in words like 店舗 (store).