pharmacy
noun
the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines.
pharmacies
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pluralof pharmacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It won’t take action against compounding pharmacies that make popular wellness products like BPC-157 and TB-500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Compounding pharmacies will be able to mix them to create medications.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
On Wednesday, regulators disclosed that the government won’t penalize compounding pharmacies that produce the six peptides reviewed by the FDA’s advisory committee in July: BPC-157, Epitalon, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax and TB-500.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
A majority of the drug shortages have ended, but compounding pharmacies haven’t scaled down, regulators say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
“I had to go to three different pharmacies to find one of these.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
