pharmacists

plural of pharmacist
as in chemists
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 pharmacists Since April, Walmart has announced plans to expand GLP-1 access through its pharmacies and said its pharmacists would be able to support newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In 2025, the province began requiring addicts using the safer-supply program to consume their prescribed narcotics in front of pharmacists, and earlier this year, the drug-decriminalization program expired. Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 As temperatures continue to rise across Georgia, doctors and pharmacists are issuing a reminder about mixing medicine with extreme heat. La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 28 July 2026 But the panel of outside advisers convened for the meeting includes at least seven doctors or pharmacists with financial ties to the peptide industry. Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Before the meeting, more than a half-dozen people with connections to the peptide industry were added, including doctors, pharmacists or consultants who work with the chemicals. Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 This House study committee will examine these middlemen with a hearing Thursday that will include testimony from pharmacists and hospitals. Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 July 2026 More than 800 union pharmacists at supermarkets in Southern California have authorized an unfair labor practice strike, labor officials said Friday. Pat Maio, Oc Register, 17 July 2026 Some pharmacists have had patients come in seeking TrumpRx prices, says Ronna Hauser, the senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association. Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026
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chemists
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  • Importantly, Herloury-Rouget is keen to dispel the notion that customers are expected to become amateur cosmetic chemists.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For example, a team of chemists working with iron atoms in a mineral called jarosite, found in the mountains of Utah and New Mexico, could control its magnetic properties by cooling or heating it to change the atom arrangement.
    Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Pharmacists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacists. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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