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
Another sister, Geraldine Rolle (who taught me all the moves to become a majorette in high school) became a pharmacist and Agnes was a registered nurse.
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Sudan Doctors Network said that six medical staff, including four doctors, a pharmacist and a nurse, have been kidnapped by RSF fighters who are now demanding 100 million Sudanese pounds ($166,000) for each of them.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Here’s what pharmacists and doctors who treat postpartum depression and anxiety want new moms to know.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
Issue guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to encourage COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to prescribe and administer them.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Sudan Doctors Network said that six medical staff, including four doctors, a pharmacist and a nurse, have been kidnapped by RSF fighters who are now demanding 100 million Sudanese pounds ($166,000) for each of them.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Here’s what pharmacists and doctors who treat postpartum depression and anxiety want new moms to know.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
Issue guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to encourage COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to prescribe and administer them.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pharmacist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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It was launched by none other than Mario Badescu himself, a chemist and cosmetologist from Romania who started offering facial services out of his Manhattan apartment (this is exactly where, as legend has it, Badescu first formulated the Drying Lotion).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The federal government’s investigation into another company Conte founded, the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, yielded convictions of Jones, elite sprint cyclist Tammy Thomas, and former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield along with coaches, distributors, a trainer, a chemist and a lawyer.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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