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
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for specific maximum doses.
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Leucovorin functions similarly to folic acid, helping to restore folate levels in patients who may have difficulty absorbing or using it, according to Katy Dubinsky, a New York pharmacist and the CEO and co-founder of Vitalize, a private supplement company.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Injections will be administered by an Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions pharmacist.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
By interfering with one of those COX enzymes, acetaminophen inhibits these prostaglandins from forming, says Steven Dudley, a clinical toxicologist and pharmacist, who directs the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the University of Arizona.
—Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Leucovorin functions similarly to folic acid, helping to restore folate levels in patients who may have difficulty absorbing or using it, according to Katy Dubinsky, a New York pharmacist and the CEO and co-founder of Vitalize, a private supplement company.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Injections will be administered by an Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions pharmacist.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
By interfering with one of those COX enzymes, acetaminophen inhibits these prostaglandins from forming, says Steven Dudley, a clinical toxicologist and pharmacist, who directs the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the University of Arizona.
—Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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The idea of atoms was revitalized in the early 19th century, when English chemist John Dalton reintroduced the idea of atomism into the field of chemistry.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Such a team can include explosives specialists, bomb technicians, forensic chemists and canine handlers.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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