pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-sist 
: a health-care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements
Examples of pharmacist in a Sentence
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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More than half of states empower pharmacists to write prescriptions for birth control.
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Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Executioners had prior lethal injection experience Every U.S. medical professional association — including for doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists and EMTs — asks members not to participate in capital punishment, according to Dunham and the associations’ position statements.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Executioners had prior lethal injection experience Every U.S. medical professional association — including for doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists and EMTs — asks members not to participate in capital punishment, according to Dunham and the associations’ position statements.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-səst
: one trained in pharmacy
Medical Definition
pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-səst
: a health-care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements
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