Definition of drugstorenext
as in pharmacy
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore

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Recent Examples of drugstore This season, our beauty routines are having a spring fling with drugstore beauty products. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Apr. 2026 Starting with rewards, the Chase Freedom Unlimited® Credit Card is one of the best credit cards for dining out and spending at drugstores. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026 His cousins lived nearby, and his father owned a drugstore in the area. Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026 It is anchored by a Walgreens drugstore and a Sprouts grocery, which are adjacent to a liquor store. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drugstore
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pharmacy
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  • Purdue sold painkillers for decades, and, while laws vary by state, generally doctors, hospitals and pharmacies must keep prescription records for only a few years.
    Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Banks says part of Cadence OTC’s goal is to serve health care deserts by placing its contraceptive and UTI relief products in convenience stores, such as 7-Elevens, rather than pharmacies where these products already exist.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Drugstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugstore. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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