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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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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“Druggists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggists. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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