as in drugstore
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine
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Recent Examples of pharmacy
For heavy fluid loss, oral rehydration salts are best and are sold in pharmacies across most low- and middle-income countries.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Last year, Maryland passed House Bill 820, legislation aimed at restricting how insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and utilization review organizations use artificial intelligence in healthcare decision-making.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
It has not been tested in humans, has not been reviewed by the FDA and is several stages away from any pharmacy shelf.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
The company now operates under the name PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy and acts as a full-service online pharmacy, pre-sorting regular medications into convenient tear-and-go packets and delivering them directly to homes.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Last year, Maryland passed House Bill 820, legislation aimed at restricting how insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and utilization review organizations use artificial intelligence in healthcare decision-making.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
It has not been tested in humans, has not been reviewed by the FDA and is several stages away from any pharmacy shelf.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
The company now operates under the name PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy and acts as a full-service online pharmacy, pre-sorting regular medications into convenient tear-and-go packets and delivering them directly to homes.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
Noun
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The best scent picks at Dollar General Dollar General’s fragrance aisle leans into recognizable drugstore favorites, including Body Fantasies and Bodycology brands that have built loyal followings thanks to their sweet, wearable scent profiles.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Grandmothers and moms on Amazon are raving about the $15 drugstore find, crediting it with smoother, more supple skin all over.—
Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 June 2026
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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