What it means
داروساز (daru-saz) is the Persian word for a pharmacist, the licensed professional who prepares and dispenses medications. The word is a compound of two Old Iranian elements: دارو (daru), meaning medicine or drug, and ساز (saz), a suffix derived from the verb ساختن (sakhtan), meaning to make or to build. The related noun داروسازی (daru-sazi) refers both to the profession and to the academic field of pharmacy. You may also hear داروخانه (darukhaneh) for the pharmacy or drugstore itself, where the داروساز works.
How to use it
- داروساز گفت این دارو رو با غذا بخور. (Daru-saz goft in daro ro ba ghaza bokhor.) “The pharmacist said to take this medicine with food.”
- نسخه رو بردم داروساز، گفت تموم شده. (Noskheh ro bordam daru-saz, goft tamoom shodeh.) “I took the prescription to the pharmacist, he said it’s out of stock.”
- برادرم داروساز شده و تو یه بیمارستان کار میکنه. (Baradaram daru-saz shodeh va too ye bimarestan kar mikoneh.) “My brother became a pharmacist and works in a hospital.”
- داروساز دوز رو برام توضیح داد. (Daru-saz doz ro baram towzih dad.) “The pharmacist explained the dosage to me.”
Cultural note
In Iran, the داروخانه (pharmacy) is often the first stop for minor health complaints, and داروسازان (pharmacists) are expected to advise patients directly, not only fill prescriptions. Pharmacy is a highly competitive university program in Iran, requiring strong scores in the national university entrance exam, the کنکور (konkur). Many Iranian families take particular pride when a child qualifies as a داروساز, ranking the profession alongside medicine and engineering in social prestige.