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
Sam's Club and Costco pharmacies now sell Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy and the diabetes medication Ozempic for $499 per month.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Parents should check their child’s prescription bottles and contact their pediatrician and pharmacy for replacements or refunds.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
That gap is due to a complex drug-payment model that involves pharmacy benefit mangers who manage prescription drug benefits for insurance companies and employers, and have utilized their mass buying power to drive drug prices up.
—Alice Park, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In several other states, predominantly Republican, pharmacy access to vaccines may require a prescription.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Parents should check their child’s prescription bottles and contact their pediatrician and pharmacy for replacements or refunds.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
That gap is due to a complex drug-payment model that involves pharmacy benefit mangers who manage prescription drug benefits for insurance companies and employers, and have utilized their mass buying power to drive drug prices up.
—Alice Park, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In several other states, predominantly Republican, pharmacy access to vaccines may require a prescription.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
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Kimberly-Clark has been attempting to challenge the dominance of consumer goliath Procter & Gamble, whose business spans all drugstore aisles, including cold and digestion medicines.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The deal would create a competitor to Procter & Gamble in cutting across grocery and drugstore aisles.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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