薬剤師

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 薬剤師 is read やくざいし and means a pharmacist, a professional who works with medicines.
• Basic usage: It is used to identify someone explaining medicine use or a profession practiced in a hospital.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing 医師
  • 医師 means doctor; 薬剤師 means pharmacist. Working in a hospital does not make the two job titles interchangeable.
• Goal and current profession
  • 薬剤師を目指している means aiming to become a pharmacist. It does not mean already working as one.