配药

配藥

pèiyào

verb #36,734

Meanings

1 to dispense medicine
2 to fill a prescription
3 to prepare a drug mixture

Characters

to match, combine

Examples

药师正在配药。

Yàoshī zhèngzài pèiyào.

The pharmacist is filling the prescription.

我拿着处方去配药。

Wǒ názhe chǔfāng qù pèiyào.

I took the prescription to get it filled.

配药需要十分钟。

Pèiyào xūyào shí fēnzhōng.

Filling the prescription takes ten minutes.

Tips

usage

Per 《新华词典》: two senses — (1) to prepare medicine according to a formula; (2) to obtain medicine by prescription. Often follows 处方 (prescription) and precedes 发药 (hand over medicine) in hospital-pharmacy workflow.

Stroke Order

配 pèi

药 yào