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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Yes, they do, all over the place. There are dedicated pharmacies, and little pharmacies in most all "drug stores".
However, they will not fill a prescription written outside of Japan. What you do is get a prescription and if possible a note explaining why you need it in your home country, take that to a doctor in Japan (medical terminology is largely identical, drug names - or rather, compound names not brand names - are written identically so the doctor will be able to read it without translation.) and get him to write the equivalent prescription in Japanese... And take that to a pharmacy if they don`t immediately fill it at the doctor`s.
Unless the drug is something which is restricted, then as far as I know it`s a pretty smooth process. If it is something restricted, they will just need to confirm that you do indeed have a condition which requires it.
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Oh ok, seems logical enough. Is it smooth enough to get to see a doctor for that reason, I mean not a long wait-time etc? What about the cost?