病院 and 薬局: facilities and reasons for visiting
Read locations and visits involving hospitals and pharmacies without equating a visit with treatment or a purchase.
A hospital's location
病院, read びょういん, means hospital. 病院の前で友人を待ちました。 says that someone waited for a friend in front of a hospital.
病院へ行きました alone does not establish that the visitor received treatment. A purpose can be given separately, such as お見舞いに for visiting someone who is ill.
An action at a pharmacy
薬局, read やっきょく, means pharmacy. 駅の隣に薬局があります。 says that a pharmacy is next to the station.
薬局で薬を受け取りました。 means collecting medicine at a pharmacy. The sentence specifies neither its type nor instructions for taking it.
Order and purpose
病院の後で薬局に寄りました。 says that someone stopped at a pharmacy after visiting the hospital. 後で orders the two visits.
薬局を探しましたが、見つかりませんでした。 says that someone looked for a pharmacy but did not find one. Separate searching from its outcome.
Does 病院の前で友人を待ちました mean receiving treatment?
Show the answer and why
No. It reports only waiting for a friend in front of a hospital.