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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Jones’s perspective is shaped by working as a pharmacist across pharmacy operations and managed care, and by seeing how decisions made in one part of the ecosystem can create unintended consequences elsewhere.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The women's team includes a pharmacist, a dentist and a lab technician.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Read labels carefully, and check with your healthcare provider or pharmacist for any special instructions on administration.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
One student said learning drug information will help in many medical fields, even for those who do not plan to become pharmacists.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The women's team includes a pharmacist, a dentist and a lab technician.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Read labels carefully, and check with your healthcare provider or pharmacist for any special instructions on administration.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
One student said learning drug information will help in many medical fields, even for those who do not plan to become pharmacists.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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pharmacist
noun
phar·ma·cist
ˈfär-mə-səst
: one trained in pharmacy
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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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