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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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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—Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
But peptide therapies for anti-aging and regenerative health are largely made by compounding pharmacists who use peptide components to formulate drugs that aren’t commercially available or approved for that particular use.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 30 July 2025
Tens of thousands of ordinary people—teachers, engineers, pharmacists, and even a Canadian underwater hockey coach—competed to see who could best predict the outcomes of real-world events: Will the president of Tunisia go into exile next month?
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, which oversees the licensing of pharmacists and regulations of prescription drugs, said in a statement the availability of ivermectin will likely depend on the federal government, regardless of state law.
—Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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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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