as in chemist
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 pharmacist
The application process for a production license requires a valid Idaho hemp license in good standing, submission of an operational plan, background checks and the use of a pharmacist for oversight.
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Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
Twenty minutes earlier, the 44-year-old father of four — a Mission Hills resident married to a pharmacist who is a former Miss Kentucky — had been in another meeting.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
According to state records, the Board of Pharmacy had referred the matter to the Board of Medicine after a patient of Hartsuch’s complained that his pharmacist refused to fill the physician’s prescription for ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Apr. 2026
At the pickup, the pharmacist dropped the news that the drops would cost more than US$300.
—Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
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Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
Twenty minutes earlier, the 44-year-old father of four — a Mission Hills resident married to a pharmacist who is a former Miss Kentucky — had been in another meeting.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
According to state records, the Board of Pharmacy had referred the matter to the Board of Medicine after a patient of Hartsuch’s complained that his pharmacist refused to fill the physician’s prescription for ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Apr. 2026
At the pickup, the pharmacist dropped the news that the drops would cost more than US$300.
—Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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Microscopic pieces of that salmon DNA are then sold by ingredient suppliers to brands and cosmetic chemists who blend PDRN with other active ingredients in their formulas.—
Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2026
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By using multiple pulses in a sequence, chemists can study additional properties of radicals that are difficult to see with continuous-wave EPR, says Sideris, who recently moved to Stanford University.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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