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yào

medicine/drug

yào
fáng

pharmacy

yào
fāng

prescription

yào
piàn

tablet

jiāo
nāng

capsule

yào
gāo

ointment/liniment

nèi
fú
yào

internal medicine

shuān


suppository

zhōng
yào

Chinese medicine

ān
mián
yào

hypnotic

zhèn
tòng


painkiller

zhèn
jìng


tranquilizer

tuì
退
shāo
yào

antipyretic

jiě
dú


antidote

gǎn
mào
yào

cure for colds

má
zuì


anesthetize


yùn
yào

pill

zhǐ
ké
yào

cough remedy

xiè
yào

purge



dǎ
chóng
yào

vermifuge

shēng
fā
shuǐ

hair tonic

tuō
máo


depilatory

wéi
shēng
sù

vitamin tablet

yǎn
yào

eye lotion

hóng
yào
shuǐ

mercurochrome

oxygenated water

kàng
ái
yào

anticancer drug

kàng
shēng
sù

antibiotic

pán


西
lín

penicillin




lín

aspirin

ma
fēi

morphine

gān
rǎo
sù

interferon

miǎn


zhì
yào

immunosuppressive agent

xiāo
dú
yào

disinfectant

nóng
yào

agricultural chemical

jù
yào

powerful drug

dú
yào

poison

má
yào

narcotic

yā
piàn

opiate

wàn
ài
kě

Viagra
Tip:
It's much cheaper to buy medicine in drug stores than in hospital.
But please remember to check the production date.
Check here for info of drug stores in Shanghai and Beijing
http://local.jongo.com/021/yp/category?cn=Drug+Stores
http://local.jongo.com/010/yp/category?cn=Drug+Stores
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