藥物史英文：正在吃什麼藥、劑量、頻率怎麼說

「Are you taking any medications?」這句你大概聽過 N 次。但要把「我每天早上吃 5 毫克的降血壓藥，飯後一顆」翻成自然英文，往往就停一秒。藥物史的核心其實只有四件事：藥名、劑量、頻率、服用時機。把這四個欄位填出來，你就能回答幾乎所有藥師和醫師的問題。

本文僅教英文溝通，不提供醫療診斷或治療建議；藥物的劑量、調整、停藥都請依照處方醫師或藥師指示。

核心單字表

English term	中文意思	例句
medication	藥物	I'm currently taking three medications.
prescription	處方藥	This is a prescription medication.
over-the-counter (OTC)	非處方／成藥	I take an OTC pain reliever sometimes.
supplement	保健食品	I take a vitamin D supplement.
dose / dosage	劑量	The dose is 10 mg.
mg / mcg	毫克／微克	It's 500 mg per tablet.
tablet / capsule / pill	錠／膠囊／藥丸	One tablet twice a day.
once / twice / three times a day	一天一／二／三次	I take it twice a day.
every X hours	每 X 小時	every 8 hours
as needed	需要時服用	I use my inhaler as needed.
with food	隨餐服用	Take this with food.
on an empty stomach	空腹服用	This one's on an empty stomach.
refill	補開同款藥	I need a refill of my blood pressure medication.
generic	學名藥	The generic version is fine.
brand name	原廠藥名	Lipitor is the brand name.

必背句型

把這些套進你的個人狀況，就成了個人版本的用藥介紹。

"I take [BLANK] mg of [BLANK] once / twice / three times a day."
- I take 10 mg of lisinopril once a day.
"I take it in the morning / at night / with meals."
- I take it in the morning with breakfast.
"I take it as needed for [BLANK]."
- I take ibuprofen as needed for headaches.
"I've been on [BLANK] for [BLANK]."
- I've been on this medication for about three years.
"My doctor prescribed it for [BLANK]."
- My doctor prescribed it for high cholesterol.
"I'm not on any prescription medications right now."（目前沒在吃任何處方藥）
"I also take a few supplements — [BLANK] and [BLANK]."
- vitamin D and fish oil
"I'm allergic to [BLANK] — it gives me [BLANK]."
- penicillin — it gives me hives
"Could I get a refill of [BLANK]?"
- my blood pressure medication
"Should I take this with food or on an empty stomach?"
"What if I miss a dose?"（如果忘記吃怎麼辦？）
"Is the generic version okay?"（用學名藥可以嗎？）

錯誤說法 vs 自然說法

不太自然	自然好用	為什麼
I eat medicine every day.	I take medication every day.	英文是 take medication，不是 eat。
I take 10 milligram.	I take 10 mg of [drug name].	要講劑量單位 + 藥名。
One day three times.	Three times a day. / Three times daily.	順序是 N times a day。
I take after eat.	I take it after meals. / with food.	用 after meals / with food，不要 after eat。
I forget take yesterday.	I missed a dose yesterday.	「忘記吃」叫 miss a dose。
Doctor give me new medicine.	My doctor prescribed a new medication.	prescribed 比 give 專業。
I taking long time.	I've been on it for a long time.	用 be on + 藥/X years 是固定搭配。
Same medicine please.	Could I get a refill, please?	「同款再開」叫 refill。

情境對話：藥師核對用藥清單

Pharmacist: Hi, can I have your name and date of birth, please? （藥師：嗨，請給我你的姓名和出生年月日。）

You: Sure, Lin Hsiao-ming, March 12, 1985. （你：好，Lin Hsiao-ming，1985 年 3 月 12 日。）

Pharmacist: Could you tell me what medications you're currently taking? （藥師：可以告訴我你目前在吃什麼藥嗎？）

You: Yes. I take 10 mg of lisinopril once a day in the morning, and 20 mg of atorvastatin once a day at night. I also take a multivitamin and 2,000 IU of vitamin D. （你：好，我每天早上吃 10 毫克 lisinopril，每天晚上吃 20 毫克 atorvastatin，還有綜合維他命跟 2000 IU 的維他命 D。）

Pharmacist: Any over-the-counter medicines you take regularly? （藥師：有經常吃的成藥嗎？）

You: Just ibuprofen as needed for back pain, maybe once or twice a week. （你：只有需要時吃 ibuprofen 緩解腰痛，大概一週一兩次。）

Pharmacist: Any drug allergies? （藥師：有藥物過敏嗎？）

You: Yes, penicillin. It gives me hives. （你：有，penicillin，會讓我長疹子。）

Pharmacist: Got it. Today's prescription is amoxicillin — wait, with that allergy, let me call the doctor first. （藥師：好。今天的處方是 amoxicillin — 等等，你有那個過敏，我先打電話給醫師。）

You: Thank you for double-checking. （你：謝謝你再確認一次。）

看懂藥袋標籤的英文

英文藥袋上常見的字段，看懂這些就不會把「一天三次」吃成「三天一次」。

標籤上的英文	意思
Drug name	藥名（學名 / 原廠名）
Strength	單位含量（例 500 mg）
Take 1 tablet by mouth	口服一錠
Twice daily / Three times daily	一天兩次／三次
Every 8 hours	每 8 小時一次
With food	隨餐
On an empty stomach	空腹
Do not take with alcohol	不可與酒同服
For X days	連續吃 X 天
Refills: 0 / 2 / 5	可補開次數
Discard after [日期]	此日期後丟棄
Side effects: dizziness, nausea	可能副作用：頭暈、噁心

可替換句型模板

"I take [dose] of [drug] [frequency], [timing]."
- I take 5 mg of amlodipine once a day, in the morning.
"I've been on [BLANK] for [BLANK]."
- I've been on metformin for about two years.
"I take [BLANK] as needed for [BLANK]."
- I take ibuprofen as needed for headaches.
"My doctor prescribed [BLANK] for [BLANK]."
- albuterol for asthma
"Could I get a refill of [BLANK]?"
- my blood pressure medication
"Should I take it [BLANK]?"
- with food
- on an empty stomach
- in the morning or at night

小練習

翻成自然英文。

我每天早上吃 10 毫克的降血壓藥。
我已經吃這個藥三年了。
我頭痛的時候會吃止痛藥。
這個藥要隨餐吃還是空腹？
我可以補開降膽固醇的藥嗎？

參考答案

I take 10 mg of my blood pressure medication once a day in the morning.
I've been on this medication for three years.
I take pain reliever as needed for headaches.
Should I take this with food or on an empty stomach?
Could I get a refill of my cholesterol medication?

看診前可複製的英文整理表

新醫師、新藥師、急診、住院都會要這份。建議手機備忘錄常駐一份，定期更新。

Current medication list
Prescription medications:
1. [Drug name] [strength] — [dose] [route] [frequency], [timing]
   Started: __________  Prescribed for: __________
2. [Drug name] [strength] — [dose] [route] [frequency], [timing]
   Started: __________  Prescribed for: __________

Over-the-counter / as-needed:
- [Drug name] — for [reason], [how often]

Supplements / vitamins:
- [Name] — [dose] [frequency]

Drug allergies:
- [Drug name] — reaction: [hives / rash / breathing trouble / swelling]

Recent changes (past 6 months):
- [Drug name] started / stopped / dose changed on [date]

Pharmacy I usually use: __________