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
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the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Doctors’ offices and pharmacists may also know practical ways to save money, such as using a different pharmacy, switching to mail order or adjusting how a prescription is written.
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Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Coral Springs resident Anthony Palumbo had no previous disciplinary history, according to the Florida Department of Health, since becoming a licensed pharmacist since 2004.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Donoghue credits Pike’s Pharmacy, and pharmacist Jennifer Keller, with helping bring the project to life.
—Evan Moore
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
With a pharmacist’s help, Florie combined some vitamins, antioxidants and Western anti-inflammatory medication and administered it to his wife intravenously.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Coral Springs resident Anthony Palumbo had no previous disciplinary history, according to the Florida Department of Health, since becoming a licensed pharmacist since 2004.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Donoghue credits Pike’s Pharmacy, and pharmacist Jennifer Keller, with helping bring the project to life.
—Evan Moore
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
With a pharmacist’s help, Florie combined some vitamins, antioxidants and Western anti-inflammatory medication and administered it to his wife intravenously.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pharmacist
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-səst
: one trained in pharmacy
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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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