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as in pharmacist
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 pharmacy
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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Recent Examples of apothecary
The bottles of bitters are sold at the apothecary, as well as online and in select stores, like Total Wine.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The experience at the Woodside estate starts in the historic mansion, which has been transformed into a witches’ Gothic apothecary.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Where to Go The Madrones & The Brambles Hideaway – Stylish sister properties in Philo with vineyard views and garden paths, plus an upmarket cannabis apothecary.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There is fashion; dining, with three options ranging from grab-and-go to full service; home decor; gifts; fine jewelry, and apothecary, all in one mini-department store.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The experience at the Woodside estate starts in the historic mansion, which has been transformed into a witches’ Gothic apothecary.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Where to Go The Madrones & The Brambles Hideaway – Stylish sister properties in Philo with vineyard views and garden paths, plus an upmarket cannabis apothecary.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There is fashion; dining, with three options ranging from grab-and-go to full service; home decor; gifts; fine jewelry, and apothecary, all in one mini-department store.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Carter, a pharmacist, has been a political fixture along Georgia’s coast for nearly three decades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The chalky sweets trace their roots to 19th-century Boston, where pharmacist Oliver Chase invented a machine in 1847 to press sugar lozenges, which led to the founding of the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO), according to National Geographic.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jones notes that even when employees don’t see those increases directly at the pharmacy counter, the cost ultimately shows up somewhere, in employer budgets, benefit design decisions, and household finances.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may be open under adjusted hours on Presidents Day.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Apothecary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apothecary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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