Difference Between a Pharmacy and a Drug Store

A pharmacy is a place where you can purchase medicines that require a prescription from a doctor. A licensed pharmacist is always on duty there. A drug store is a place where you can buy everyday household items as well as common medicines. Many of the medicines sold at a drug store do not require a prescription. --- Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan "Life and Work Guidebook" 第8版 https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/support/portal/guidebook_all.html This article was reorganized by ＳＩＡデジタルテクノロジー株式会社 based on the above source. ※This language version is a machine translation from the Japanese version (ＳＩＡデジタルテクノロジー株式会社).