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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Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies, you can’t get a drug without a prescription, certainly not a sterile injectable drug.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Some states have since turned to compounding pharmacies, which make customized, non-FDA-approved versions of prescription medicines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
They have also scaled back efforts to send informational materials to clinicians and pharmacies ahead of respiratory-virus season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He said local community pharmacies are "very cautious" about selling large amounts of medication, so they will "often place restrictions on the amount of paracetamol that can be sold".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Baba and Rahim Khan built a wildly successful carpet-exporting business, two pharmacies, and a restaurant.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
