druggists

plural of druggist
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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  • Some said pharmacists could overcharge for a drug that normally costs pennies per pill.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
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