发药

發藥
fāyào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to dispense medication
  2. 2 to issue drugs (from a pharmacy)

Examples

Hùshi zài bìngfáng lǐ fāyào.
The nurse is dispensing medication in the ward.
Yàoshī gēnjù chǔfāng fāyào.
The pharmacist dispenses drugs according to the prescription.
Qǐng dào èr hào chuāngkǒu fāyào.
Please go to window two to pick up your medication.

Tips

usage
In Chinese hospital workflow, after 配药 (dispensing/preparing the drug) the patient takes the receipt to a 发药 window to actually collect it. In inpatient wards, 发药 is the routine round nurses do to deliver scheduled doses to bedridden patients.

Stroke Order

yào