薬

chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Organization name

Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

stomachic; stomach medicine

antispasmodic drug; spasmolytic drug; anticonvulsant drug

over-the-counter drug; medication bought directly from the drugstore without a prescription

Food, cooking

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

propellant

Business

poison pill (anti-takeover measure)

drug czar; Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; ONDCP

drug monograph

narcotic analgesic

chemical resistance; resistant to chemicals; chemical proof

Nikko maple (Acer maximowiczianum)

pharmacognosy

observing and reviewing the effects of a drug after it has been released onto the market

drug master file; DMF

Law

Explosives Control Act

spraying of agrochemicals; pesticide spraying; crop-dusting

Proverb

what is bad for you might end up good; poison changes into medicine

traditional Chinese medicine

spent shell casing; empty cartridge

shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)

Proverb

the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter

cartridge (for a firearm)