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
The change allows compounding pharmacies to produce the peptides — a broad category of amino acids — while the Food and Drug Administration is still evaluating their safety and effectiveness.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The company’s scale in drug distribution, combined with its growing specialty pharmacy business, creates a durable platform for long-term growth.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Under President Joe Biden, the FDA added nearly 20 peptides to the federal list of substances that should not be produced by compounding pharmacies — businesses that mix medications that aren't available from drugmakers.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Novo Nordisk offers self-pay pricing through its NovoCare pharmacy, with some doses starting at $149 per month.
—Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The company’s scale in drug distribution, combined with its growing specialty pharmacy business, creates a durable platform for long-term growth.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Under President Joe Biden, the FDA added nearly 20 peptides to the federal list of substances that should not be produced by compounding pharmacies — businesses that mix medications that aren't available from drugmakers.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Novo Nordisk offers self-pay pricing through its NovoCare pharmacy, with some doses starting at $149 per month.
—Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
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Widely available at local drugstores, this $10 pick deserves a spot in your spring rotation.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The store, which has been in the works since at least mid-2024 and whose lease ends in 2035, will fill a roughly 12,000-square-foot space that once housed a Thrifty drugstore, and then a Trader Joe’s and most recently a gym.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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