pharmacy

noun

phar·ma·cy | \ˈfär-mə-sē

plural pharmacies

Definition of pharmacy

1 : the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs

2a : a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed

b : drugstore

3 : pharmacopoeia sense 2

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Examples of pharmacy in a Sentence

There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now. She's studying pharmacy at the university.

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Even without the rise of online pharmacies, there have been multiple food and medicine adulteration cases, some due to carelessness, some due to greed. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Musical instrument goes flat in presence of adulterated medicine," 17 Sep. 2018 AmerisourceBergen earned $364 million in profits in its last fiscal year, on revenues totalling $153 billion, most of which the company passed along to makers of drugs that the company sent along to hospital pharmacies and other retailers. — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, "Pa.'s $10M helps AmerisourceBergen decide on new Conshy HQ, with 550 new jobs," 6 June 2018 The pills women get through Aid Access come from a pharmacy based in India. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "Abortions by mail are available now in the US. Here’s what you need to know.," 20 Oct. 2018 One stop, Santa Maria Novella, is a pharmacy run by the nuns of the Santa Maria Novella church. — Kate Young, Vogue, "Shopping Like the Pope and More! Kate Young Lives La Dolce Vita in Italy," 20 Aug. 2018 The $70 million first phase, with 80,000 square feet, will house primary care offices, the women's clinic, a Walgreens pharmacy and a coffee shop serving Roasterie products. — Allison Kite, kansascity, "Patient demand drives $70 million expansion on Hospital Hill," 11 July 2018 Police cordoned off a home in Amesbury, believed to be Rowley's, and other places the pair visited, including a church, a pharmacy and a park in Salisbury, near where the Skripals were found. — Matt Dunham And Gregory Katz, chicagotribune.com, "2nd nerve agent poisoning likely not deliberate, British police say," 5 July 2018 Police cordoned off a home in Amesbury, believed to be Rowley's, and other places the pair visited, including a church, a pharmacy and a park in Salisbury, near where the Skripals were found. — Author: Matt Dunham, Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, "Another mystery illness rocks England after spy’s poisoning," 4 July 2018 Many Rite Aid customers in Charlotte will soon have to visit a new pharmacy to pick up their prescriptions. — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, "Five Charlotte drugstores will soon close, but plans are in place to help customers," 3 July 2018

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