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
As a severe ice storm threatens to wreak havoc on metro Atlanta this weekend, pharmacists are urging residents to act now to avoid running out of critical medications if roads become unsafe.
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Nakell Williams, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Median income is $137,480 for the nation’s 337,700 pharmacists, and the field should grow 5% by 2033.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Those charged include midwives, nurses, pharmacists and another surgeon.
—Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Ana Helena Ulbrich and Henrique Dias, siblings from Porto Alegre, Brazil, built a nonprofit AI tool that helps pharmacists in more than 200 hospitals review prescriptions, flagging potential dangers for patients.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, state laws influence the ability of pharmacists, who frequently provide routine vaccinations, to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
—Elizabeth Lanphier, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
Healthcare providers or pharmacists can also help with this process.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 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 clear, accessible guidance to pharmacists, health care providers, and to the public about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Nakell Williams, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Median income is $137,480 for the nation’s 337,700 pharmacists, and the field should grow 5% by 2033.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Those charged include midwives, nurses, pharmacists and another surgeon.
—Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Ana Helena Ulbrich and Henrique Dias, siblings from Porto Alegre, Brazil, built a nonprofit AI tool that helps pharmacists in more than 200 hospitals review prescriptions, flagging potential dangers for patients.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, state laws influence the ability of pharmacists, who frequently provide routine vaccinations, to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
—Elizabeth Lanphier, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
Healthcare providers or pharmacists can also help with this process.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 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 clear, accessible guidance to pharmacists, health care providers, and to the public about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacists
chemists
Noun
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So chemists look for pathways that could inevitably lead to the formation of molecules like RNA.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some skeptical chemists were quoted in the media, but most of the public just saw clickable headlines or TV outrage, taking these very preliminary findings as fact.—
F.D. Flam,
Twin Cities,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Pharmacists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacists. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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