Synonyms of pharmacist

pharmacist

noun

ˈfär-mə-sist 

as in chemist

a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription

the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chemist
• druggist
• apothecary
• pharmacologist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharmacist

One point of confusion among patients, according to Brigid Groves, a pharmacist with the American Pharmacists Association, is whether mFlusiva also protects against Covid. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Two pharmacists at a nearby drug store also claimed that, the day prior to the murders, Lizzie had come in seeking to purchase prussic acid, a deadly poison only available with a doctor’s prescription. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which represents more than 65,000 pharmacists, also says there is a shortage of different types of progesterone. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026