pharmacist

Also phar·ma·ceu·tist

[fahr-muh-sist]

noun

1. a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.

   Synonyms: chemist

pharmacist

/ ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪst, ˈfɑːməsɪst /

noun

1. a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacist¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pharmac(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Boards of pharmacy in several states, including New Mexico and Pennsylvania, have changed their guidelines to allow pharmacists to administer the updated Covid vaccines under guidelines other than those issued by ACIP.

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Patients will be able to ask pharmacists questions about the vaccine and won’t need to attest to high-risk conditions to receive one.

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Henry Gregg, head of the National Pharmacy Association, which represents independent pharmacists, says the issue has been raised with NHS England and the government.

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Jokes around the notoriously bad handwriting of many doctors that can only be deciphered by pharmacists are common in India, as around the world.

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Nurses and pharmacists have been putting patients at risk by supplying Botox without proper checks, a BBC undercover investigation has found.

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Related Words

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