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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Pregnancy tests are sold at many different places, including your local pharmacy, grocery store, or drug store. — Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "How to Take a Pregnancy Test," 3 May 2019 For serious health food enthusiasts, there is the juice pharmacy, which has drinks for different medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, colds, weight loss, detox cleanse and more. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "R&R Poké, offering Hawaiian-style raw fish and rice bowls, to open up in Wauwatosa soon," 29 June 2018 Walgreens is working to improve technology in its stores and pharmacies, and back-end software developers need to interact with the employees working on consumer-facing technology. — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, "Suburban companies battle tech giants for talent. Downtown office spaces are their secret weapon.," 21 June 2018 Although not everyone recommends it, many patients pay cash for testing supplies online from a Canadian pharmacy, which may be cheaper than going through insurance. — Ilene Raymond Rush, Philly.com, "10 ways to save money on diabetes care - and get healthier in the process," 20 June 2018 But according to the state, the medical cannabis shops CANNOT call themselves dispensaries, pharmacies, drugstores or apothecaries. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan: It's not a pot shop, it's a marijuana 'provisioning center'," 12 June 2018 PBMs are companies that act as a middleman between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers. — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, "New laws take aim at prescription drug pricing in Louisiana," 4 June 2018 In that case, millions of Express Scripts Holding Co. customers had to switch prescriptions to different pharmacies because Walgreen Co. dropped out of the PBM’s network. — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, "CVS Health Settles Pricing Fight With Walmart," 18 Jan. 2019 Also keep in mind that the pharmacy counters inside stores may follow different hours. — Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, "These Stores Will Be Open on Christmas Day This Year," 18 Dec. 2018

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