Quick answer

Use this lesson when you need Korean for prescription pharmacy. Start with "처방전" and check the meaning before you act.

Key words

• 처방전 – prescription
  Take this to a pharmacy.
• 약국 – pharmacy
  Where medicine is dispensed.
• 복용 – take medicine
  Used in dosage instructions.
• 식후 – after meals
  A common medicine timing word.
• 부작용 – side effect
  Important for medicine questions.
• 약 – medicine
  The general word for medicine.
• 약사 – pharmacist
  The person who explains or gives medicine.
• 복약 안내 – medicine instructions
  Read this before taking medicine.
• 하루 세 번 – three times a day
  A common dosage timing phrase.
• 알레르기 – allergy
  Tell the clinic or pharmacist about allergies.
• 약봉투 – medicine packet
  The packet with printed instructions.
• 결제 – payment
  Used when paying at the pharmacy.

Useful phrases

• 처방전을 받았어요. – I received a prescription.
• 약국은 어디에 있나요? – Where is the pharmacy?
• 이 약은 어떻게 복용하나요? – How should I take this medicine?
• 하루에 몇 번 먹어야 하나요? – How many times a day should I take it?
• 부작용이 있으면 어떻게 해야 하나요? – What should I do if I have side effects?

Example dialogue

A: 처방전을 받았어요. – I received a prescription.

B: 가까운 약국에 제출해 주세요. – Please submit it at a nearby pharmacy.

A: 이 약은 어떻게 복용하나요? – How should I take this medicine?

B: 식후에 하루 세 번 복용하세요. – Take it three times a day after meals.

Common mistake

Do not guess medicine timing from one word. Confirm the prescription, dosage, timing, allergy, side effects, and precautions with the clinic or pharmacist.

Self-check

Which Korean word should you recognize first for prescription pharmacy?

1. 처방전
2. 약국
3. 복용
4. 잘 모르겠어요

Answer: 처방전

Practice path

Situation path: Korean words for prescriptions and pharmacies

Practice these words in the BSKorean app: article-post-31425

This lesson teaches vocabulary and reading cues. It does not replace bank, legal, medical, or government instructions.