Synonyms of pharmacies

pharmacies

noun

plural of pharmacy

as in drugstores

a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold

stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drugstores
• apothecaries
• dispensaries
• sick bays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharmacies

The policy directs the FDA not to take action against specialty pharmacies that sell a half-dozen wellness peptides, including BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV. — Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Despite that lack of evidence, the loosening of restrictions has come after the FDA began analyzing how to make the substances more accessible and convened a panel to discuss allowing compounding pharmacies to manufacture them. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Moreover, firms that control large shares of their local markets may have a financial incentive to keep new competitors, including doctors and pharmacies, out. — Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Its pharmacies, optical centers and hearing-aid counters already serve millions of members, and the company provides pharmacy and hearing services to members of SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit Medicare Advantage insurer. — Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

That's because ingredient suppliers need to make sure their active ingredients meet the policy's requirements — and pharmacies need to verify that, too. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

As one example, the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System data tracks opioid shipments from distributors to pharmacies and was disclosed under court order following litigation in 2019, about eight years after peak opioid prescribing. — J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

With the national power shortfall exceeding 3,000 megawatts, the government has imposed sweeping cuts, exempting only essential services such as hospitals and pharmacies. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Kennedy’s push to make experimental peptides more accessible might make clinical trials even more unlikely, researchers say, because compounding pharmacies wouldn’t need FDA approval to sell the drugs for human use. — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026