How to use Medicine Search
Search service site
OTC-medicine in Japan search website.
You can access to the following URL by scanning the QR code.
Operation manuals to follow.
How to search
Main screen (Image of smartphone screen)
Following search functions are available.
- Search by body parts and symptoms : 18 classifications
- Search by Uses（medicinal effects）: 18 classifications
- Search by Product names, etc. Free Word Search
Search by body parts and symptoms (Image of smartphone screen)
You can search by the contents below.
- Head
- Eye
- Ear
- Nose
- Tooth
- Face
- Mouth
- Throat
- Neck/Shoulder
- Chest/Respiratory organs
- Stomach and Intestine
- Back/Waist
- Arms/Legs
- Hemorrhoid and Urinary organs
- Skin
- Systemic symptoms
- Symptoms peculiar to women
- OTC Test kit
Search by Uses (medicinal effects) (Image of smartphone screen)
You can search by the contents below.
- Pain reliever/Fever reducer
- Cold remedy
- Cough/Expectorant
- Rhinitis
- Eye drops
- Dental/Oral and throat medicine
- Stomach and Intestine medicine
- for Motion sickness
- Vitamins/Minerals/Nourishing tonic health medicine
- Health Drinks
- Skin disease
- Athlete’s foot- fungal infection
- Hemorrhoid
- Stop smoking aid
- for Women’s Symptoms
- OTC Test kit
- Kampo-Traditional herbal medicine/herbal medicine preparation
- Other
Search by Product names etc. Free Word Search
Search result
List of search results (Image of smartphone screen)
You can check the following information as a search result.
- Product name
- Uses-Indication and effect
- Company name
- Dosage regimen
- Internal capacity and Price
- Supported language
Product detailed information (Image of smartphone screen)
You will see the search result on the following.
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- Amount and Price
- Indication
- Dosage regimen
- Ingredients/Quantity
- Characteristic
- Important reference information
- Multilingual (English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean) information may be available in PDF forms or external links. (available on selected drugs)
- You can switch to Japanese display.
Please use appropriate OTC medicines for your symptoms. May good self-medication be with you.