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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
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Pharmacies are unable to administer COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico, where state laws don't allow any pharmacists to give a vaccination not recommended by ACIP.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The committee may discuss and vote on updates to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, which could allow North Carolina pharmacists to administer the shot without a prescription.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Systems that integrate data from pharmacies, labs, imaging centers, and outside providers can offer more complete pictures of patient health, making their data more useful and reliable for researchers and analytics firms.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Customers are encouraged to check with their local stores and pharmacies regarding specific holiday hours.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Apothecaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apothecaries. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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