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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Others are compounded drugs made by a compounding pharmacist using a doctor’s prescription.
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Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
Perfumer and pharmacist Carole Calvez then used ancient chemical signatures from Huber’s research to create a scent for a potential exhibit.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
No single pharmacist sees the complete picture of what medications a patient is taking under TrumpRx.
—Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Yet few pharmacists agree to supply these drugs, largely for ethical reasons.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
Perfumer and pharmacist Carole Calvez then used ancient chemical signatures from Huber’s research to create a scent for a potential exhibit.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
No single pharmacist sees the complete picture of what medications a patient is taking under TrumpRx.
—Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Yet few pharmacists agree to supply these drugs, largely for ethical reasons.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
Noun
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Among history’s Polish names of leaders and achievers, Madame Marie Curie, the Polish-French physicist and chemist, is a clear favorite from my classroom history days.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Padilla Vélez, a DuPont chemist, was shot in the head.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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