as in chemist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Recent Examples of pharmacist
Marino was among more than 40 doctors, pharmacists and drug dealers charged in 2019 as part of a sprawling Justice Department investigation into pill mills in the Houston area.
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Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026
The modern electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, was invented in the early 2000s by a Chinese pharmacist in response to his father’s death from lung cancer.
—Mikkael Sekeres, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Numerous reports from pharmacist employees soon flooded the DEA, and the agency said the father’s prescription license was stripped roughly one month later.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Another provision allows pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter for adults without a prescription.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026
The modern electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, was invented in the early 2000s by a Chinese pharmacist in response to his father’s death from lung cancer.
—Mikkael Sekeres, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Numerous reports from pharmacist employees soon flooded the DEA, and the agency said the father’s prescription license was stripped roughly one month later.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Another provision allows pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter for adults without a prescription.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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On Thursday, soil engineer Tim Nelligan and former FBI chemist Brian Eckenrode, assisted by local soil scientist Steve Hoyt, placed probes into the ground near Susan Flores’ property in the heart of Arroyo Grande.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Why are chemists great at solving problems?—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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