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

Example Sentences

the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage

Recent Examples on the Web Early on in the war some residents there were tolerant of neighbors who sympathized with Russia, but over the past nine months there has been a palpable shift, said Smoliana, the pharmacist.

Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 19 Nov. 2022 Leave it to the affable 43-year-old pharmacist to exit the game smiling.

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2022 Butler, a pharmacist from Huntsville, defeated business owner Kim Caudle Lewis, a Democrat from Harvest 54%-46% in District 2.

Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 8 Nov. 2022 The Prevnar franchise has accounted for nearly 90% of shots administered at doctors’ offices, clinics and hospitals, with Prevnar-20 taking up 15% to 20%, according to Raymond Brown, a senior pharmacist at consulting firm Mercer LLC.

Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022 Kajo, a pharmacist living in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, didn't like either choice.

Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022 At least one local pharmacist has agreed to provide menstruation products at a reduced cost.

Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022 One pharmacist agreed to sell more than a hundred boxes but cancelled the order at the last minute without explanation.

Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022 On Tuesday Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office dismissed the board’s case against pharmacist Billy Flint East, whose license was taken in March.

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