as in drugstore
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine
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Recent Examples of pharmacy
Nearly two years ago, Giant Eagle sold off its GetGo gas stations, but recently began expanding its pharmacy brand.
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Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Some experts — and Kennedy — argue that offering peptides through licensed compounding pharmacies would shrink this underground market and direct people toward safer products.
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Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Specifically, the meetings will discuss whether these unproven peptides can be produced by compounding pharmacies, which make specialty drugs.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
The Biden administration placed restrictions on these and a handful of other peptides in 2023 — moving them into a category that essentially prohibits compounding pharmacies from making the drugs.
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Will Stone,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Some experts — and Kennedy — argue that offering peptides through licensed compounding pharmacies would shrink this underground market and direct people toward safer products.
—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Specifically, the meetings will discuss whether these unproven peptides can be produced by compounding pharmacies, which make specialty drugs.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
The Biden administration placed restrictions on these and a handful of other peptides in 2023 — moving them into a category that essentially prohibits compounding pharmacies from making the drugs.
—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
Noun
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The result was a turn-of-the-century replica of a small town drugstore with a full soda foundation and lunch menu.
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With drugstore and dollar-store options now part of the conversation alongside prestige picks, the body serum category covers nearly every budget.
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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