as in chemists
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Recent Examples of pharmacists
In some states, pharmacists are also legally barred from administering vaccines that ACIP does not recommend.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff were among those who went on strike as part of the day of protests, while teenagers blocked dozens of high schools.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Oregon Board of Pharmacy held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to consider allowing pharmacists to administer shots without requiring a doctor's order.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Issue guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to encourage COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to prescribe and administer them.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
First, in seven states (as of publication) that require ACIP approval for pharmacists to give vaccines, people need a clinician’s prescription for a COVID vaccination at a pharmacy.
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
The standing order allows pharmacists to administer the vaccine per FDA guidelines without ACIP input.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In recent weeks, 16 states have moved to expand access to COVID vaccines, some by granting state health departments the authority to set vaccine policies or allowing pharmacists to defer to medical organizations such as ACOG rather than the CDC.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
That standing order allows pharmacists in Wisconsin to provide the COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription to virtually anyone.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff were among those who went on strike as part of the day of protests, while teenagers blocked dozens of high schools.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Oregon Board of Pharmacy held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to consider allowing pharmacists to administer shots without requiring a doctor's order.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Issue guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to encourage COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to prescribe and administer them.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
First, in seven states (as of publication) that require ACIP approval for pharmacists to give vaccines, people need a clinician’s prescription for a COVID vaccination at a pharmacy.
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
The standing order allows pharmacists to administer the vaccine per FDA guidelines without ACIP input.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In recent weeks, 16 states have moved to expand access to COVID vaccines, some by granting state health departments the authority to set vaccine policies or allowing pharmacists to defer to medical organizations such as ACOG rather than the CDC.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
That standing order allows pharmacists in Wisconsin to provide the COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription to virtually anyone.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacists
chemists
Noun
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Small but mighty, microorganisms are nature’s chemists.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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To tackle this, a team of material chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a more sustainable electrolyte – the compound that facilitates the movement of lithium ions between a battery's cathode and anode.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pharmacists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacists. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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