pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-sist 
: a health care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements
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the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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The 68-year-old pharmacist has targeted a House ethics investigation into whether Collins abused taxpayer funds by hiring the girlfriend of his former chief of staff — now his campaign adviser — for work that the woman allegedly did not perform.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Your pharmacist is a great resource to help with that.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 18 May 2026
Allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer the contraceptive injection would help expand access to birth control across New York.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
Gillman noted that his school’s health science and academic programs are training nurses, pharmacists and public health officials, and that UCI is engaged in research that brings innovation and hundreds of millions of dollars into the region.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Your pharmacist is a great resource to help with that.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 18 May 2026
Allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer the contraceptive injection would help expand access to birth control across New York.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
Gillman noted that his school’s health science and academic programs are training nurses, pharmacists and public health officials, and that UCI is engaged in research that brings innovation and hundreds of millions of dollars into the region.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pharmacist
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-səst
: one trained in pharmacy
Medical Definition
pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-səst
: a health care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements
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