pharmacy

noun

phar·​ma·​cy ˈfär-mə-sē 

plural pharmacies

1

: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs

2

a

: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed

b

: drugstore

3

: pharmacopoeia sense 2

Synonyms

• apothecary
• drugstore

Example Sentences

There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.

She's studying pharmacy at the university.

Recent Examples on the Web

Those might include clinic, nursing, radiologist and pharmacy fees. —Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023

For District 6, Metro Councilman Pat Mulvihill, D-10th, voted for Fairness Campaign leader Chris Hartman, and Metro Councilwoman Cindi Fowler, D-14th, voted for Stephen Peterson, who has a pharmacy background. —Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 3 Feb. 2023

But pharmacy owners are most likely not buying directly from the criminal organizations. —Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023

By far the best option is to take them to a drug takeback location, such as a pharmacy or police department. —Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023

Simmons Ambulatory Surgery Center and the outpatient pharmacy located inside the Ron J. Anderson, MD Clinic Building at Parkland’s main campus on Tex Oak avenue will be open Tuesday, the release stated. —Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2023

The cost, according to a pharmacy app on Ms. Teron’s phone, was $88,766 in the past year. —Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023

And the richness of features can nicely support a small operation—perhaps a local pharmacy or gas station. —Matt Kimball, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023

The company bought online pharmacy PillPack in 2018, launched its own Amazon Pharmacy in 2020 and last year launched a virtual health care clinic. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin pharmacia administration of drugs, from Greek pharmakeia, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs, from pharmakon magic charm, poison, drug

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pharmacy

noun

phar·​ma·​cy ˈfär-mə-sē 

plural pharmacies

1

: the art, practice, or profession of preparing drugs according to a doctor's prescription

2

a

: a place where medicines are made or distributed

b

: drugstore

Medical Definition

pharmacy

noun

phar·​ma·​cy ˈfär-mə-sē 

plural pharmacies

1

: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs

2

a

: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed

a hospital pharmacy

b

: drugstore

3

: pharmacopoeia sense 2