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
Last month, the governor bucked Kennedy by signing an order allowing pharmacists to continue giving COVID shots without a prescription.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Gerard Maderazo, who sits on the bargaining committee for Local 770, said Wednesday night that Kaiser would be forced to temporarily shutter most pharmacies if a strike involving its pharmacists and technicians moves forward.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Types of health care providers may include people like physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and physician assistants.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Striking workers include pharmacists, nurses, midwives, physician assistants, dietitians and more.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
However, secretive and unregulated practices by PBMs, which are heavily consolidated, have led to a chorus of drug manufacturers, pharmacists, and government regulators calling for more oversight.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Many pharmacists refused to fill those prescriptions, citing lack of scientific evidence and potential harm.
—Elizabeth Chiarello, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
By 2023, the company had 2,000 stores, with 45,000 employees, and of those employees, 6,100 were pharmacists.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
After a tumultuous two-day meeting last month, Kennedy's committee recommended adding a new hoop to getting vaccinated, but also took steps that could make more people eligible, let more pharmacists give the shots and start shipping the vaccines for kids.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Gerard Maderazo, who sits on the bargaining committee for Local 770, said Wednesday night that Kaiser would be forced to temporarily shutter most pharmacies if a strike involving its pharmacists and technicians moves forward.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Types of health care providers may include people like physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and physician assistants.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Striking workers include pharmacists, nurses, midwives, physician assistants, dietitians and more.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
However, secretive and unregulated practices by PBMs, which are heavily consolidated, have led to a chorus of drug manufacturers, pharmacists, and government regulators calling for more oversight.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Many pharmacists refused to fill those prescriptions, citing lack of scientific evidence and potential harm.
—Elizabeth Chiarello, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
By 2023, the company had 2,000 stores, with 45,000 employees, and of those employees, 6,100 were pharmacists.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
After a tumultuous two-day meeting last month, Kennedy's committee recommended adding a new hoop to getting vaccinated, but also took steps that could make more people eligible, let more pharmacists give the shots and start shipping the vaccines for kids.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacists
chemists
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While this is partly true, an international team of archaeologists, geneticists, and chemists are confident that hominids have ingested the metal at various times over millions of years.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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Because chemists can mix and match different metals and organic linkers, there are thousands of possible MOFs – each with unique properties.—
Bohong Zhang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Pharmacists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacists. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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