药品 yàopǐn medicaments
medicaments; medicine; drug
How to remember 药品: 药 medicine + 品 article = medicaments.
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How it is used
- Medicine viewed as goods/products - 药品管理 (yàopǐn guǎnlǐ) drug administration, 进口药品 imported medicines.
- Contrast 药物 (yàowù): 药品 is the commodity/item on the shelf, 药物 is the medicinal substance in treatment (药物过敏 drug allergy).
- Common in regulation, retail and safety contexts.