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
Pharmacies are unable to administer COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico, where state laws don't allow any pharmacists to give a vaccination not recommended by ACIP.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The committee may discuss and vote on updates to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, which could allow North Carolina pharmacists to administer the shot without a prescription.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
As of now, Tennessee is one of 34 states that allow pharmacists to administer vaccines without an ACIP recommendation.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
That triggered alarm bells for some medical associations, which issued contradictory recommendations, and also sowed confusion among pharmacists and other medical providers about the fall vaccine rollout and insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Consider, for instance, that in most instances, pharmacists may not administer vaccinations off-label, meaning not within the limits set by FDA.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
And, for the most part, physicians are covered by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, so, more important, are pharmacists going to feel comfortable?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The remaining states have a patchwork of other regulations, Groves says, but most commonly, pharmacists’ vaccination authority is limited to the groups for whom the FDA has approved the vaccine.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
They are not typically authorized to collect medical documentation proving patients' eligibility, and in nearly half of states pharmacists are restricted to giving only those vaccines endorsed by CDC advisers.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The committee may discuss and vote on updates to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, which could allow North Carolina pharmacists to administer the shot without a prescription.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
As of now, Tennessee is one of 34 states that allow pharmacists to administer vaccines without an ACIP recommendation.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
That triggered alarm bells for some medical associations, which issued contradictory recommendations, and also sowed confusion among pharmacists and other medical providers about the fall vaccine rollout and insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Consider, for instance, that in most instances, pharmacists may not administer vaccinations off-label, meaning not within the limits set by FDA.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
And, for the most part, physicians are covered by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, so, more important, are pharmacists going to feel comfortable?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The remaining states have a patchwork of other regulations, Groves says, but most commonly, pharmacists’ vaccination authority is limited to the groups for whom the FDA has approved the vaccine.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
They are not typically authorized to collect medical documentation proving patients' eligibility, and in nearly half of states pharmacists are restricted to giving only those vaccines endorsed by CDC advisers.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacists
chemists
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The lab brings together chemists, engineers, and materials scientists, each contributing unique expertise.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lee says the government is losing chemists, toxicologists, engineers and others who ensure drugs and medical devices are safe and effective and food ingredients aren't poisonous.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Pharmacists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacists. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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