as in drugstore
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine
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Recent Examples of pharmacy
Hence, clinically administered drugs bring in more money compared to those dispensed by retail pharmacies.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Many telehealth firms, including Hims & Hers, offer compounded medicines tailored to individual patients through 503A pharmacies, while also relying on 503B outsourcing facilities to produce them at scale.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Wholesalers then sell the drugs to hospitals, clinics, retail and mail-service pharmacies, home health agencies, long-term care facilities and other health care entities.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The authors of the editorial recommend that the federal government work with pharmacies to allow patients to take home more medication during emergencies.
—Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Many telehealth firms, including Hims & Hers, offer compounded medicines tailored to individual patients through 503A pharmacies, while also relying on 503B outsourcing facilities to produce them at scale.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Wholesalers then sell the drugs to hospitals, clinics, retail and mail-service pharmacies, home health agencies, long-term care facilities and other health care entities.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The authors of the editorial recommend that the federal government work with pharmacies to allow patients to take home more medication during emergencies.
—Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
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Hotel and restaurant robots are viewed as a model for deploying humanoid robots in specific domains like overnight drugstores and convenience stores.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cream Glide Lip Liner A high-low hero, this drugstore find delivers lip contouring at only $3.—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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