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
For Bryan Biehl, a pharmacist from the Philadelphia suburbs, the legalization of online sports gambling came shortly after his 21st birthday.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The bill did contain a measure backed by DeSantis that would have allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Last month, the Nevada Pharmacy Board levied $10,000 fines against a doctor and a pharmacist who are licensed in California but who don’t have permission to practice in Nevada.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2026
His ex-wife was born in Lincoln Park, a downriver suburb, and is a pharmacist.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The bill did contain a measure backed by DeSantis that would have allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Last month, the Nevada Pharmacy Board levied $10,000 fines against a doctor and a pharmacist who are licensed in California but who don’t have permission to practice in Nevada.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2026
His ex-wife was born in Lincoln Park, a downriver suburb, and is a pharmacist.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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There is still a lot of work to be done on improving and optimizing their designs, but the chemists believe that their discoveries may soon become commercially viable alternatives to today’s supercapacitors.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
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Jorge Astorquiza, a Cuban-American chemist by trade and the co-owner of a Florida food production company founded in the 1970s, sees Havana’s latest outreach to entrepreneurs like him as a sign of desperation.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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