as in drugstores
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine
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Recent Examples of pharmacies
Gunmen burned 80 convenience stores and a host of pharmacies, flexing their power in the city.
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
According to various reports, potential future locations include former Rite Aid pharmacies in New York and California and a facility previously occupied by a Goodwill secondhand store in Virginia.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Several online pharmacies offer pill pack and blister pack services, including PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy, Accupacrx, CVS Health, and Express Scripts.
—Barbara Wolf, STAT, 15 May 2026
Under Warren and Hawley's bill introduced Wednesday, companies that jointly own PBMs or insurance companies and pharmacies would have one year to sell their pharmacy business.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Many of these physicians work with compounding pharmacies to formulate these peptides.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
But, as the NYT notes, though the 14 peptides were technically restricted by the government (meaning compounding pharmacies were not allowed to produce them), consumers could still purchase them via the online gray market and play doctor from the comfort of their kitchen.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 May 2026
Over the next seven years, the number of pharmacies contracted with 340B providers, nationwide, grew from 1,300 to almost 20,000.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Tennessee families can go to pharmacies to pick up 100 diapers per month for children under two.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
According to various reports, potential future locations include former Rite Aid pharmacies in New York and California and a facility previously occupied by a Goodwill secondhand store in Virginia.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Several online pharmacies offer pill pack and blister pack services, including PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy, Accupacrx, CVS Health, and Express Scripts.
—Barbara Wolf, STAT, 15 May 2026
Under Warren and Hawley's bill introduced Wednesday, companies that jointly own PBMs or insurance companies and pharmacies would have one year to sell their pharmacy business.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Many of these physicians work with compounding pharmacies to formulate these peptides.
—Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
But, as the NYT notes, though the 14 peptides were technically restricted by the government (meaning compounding pharmacies were not allowed to produce them), consumers could still purchase them via the online gray market and play doctor from the comfort of their kitchen.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 May 2026
Over the next seven years, the number of pharmacies contracted with 340B providers, nationwide, grew from 1,300 to almost 20,000.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Tennessee families can go to pharmacies to pick up 100 diapers per month for children under two.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacies
drugstores
Noun
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Most clinical trials use doses in that range, not the larger amounts often sold at drugstores.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Hotel and restaurant robots are viewed as a model for deploying humanoid robots in specific domains like overnight drugstores and convenience stores.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Pharmacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacies. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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