apothecaries

plural of apothecary
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as in pharmacists
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription in olden days the apothecary had few drugs that actually cured anything, most substances being little more than pain relievers

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as in pharmacies
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold the historic village boasts an old-fashioned apothecary that's been there for almost a century and a half

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Noun
  • But the pharmacists at a drug store near his home in Austin, Texas, refused.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The order also expands permits pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 vaccines themselves for the first time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The initiative formed amid increasing national and local frustrations around retail crime, along with concerns over the closure of several pharmacies serving minority communities in Boston.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Apothecaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apothecaries. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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