as in pharmacists
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
she got her prescription for antibiotics filled by the druggist
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pharmacists
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California, Oregon, and Washington have created an alliance to develop vaccine recommendations, and New Mexico recently authorized pharmacists to deliver COVID-19 shots based on its own guidelines.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Pharmacy rules vary by state, and not all states currently allow pharmacists to give shots outside of the CDC recommended population without a prescription.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Druggists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggists. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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