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
Examples of pharmacist in a Sentence
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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The bill does allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride supplements to individuals, and instructs the state's Division of Professional Licensing to establish guidelines for such prescriptions.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
The bill would also allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride tablets as an alternate means of consuming the mineral.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Michael Jackson, a retired pharmacist and former CEO of the Florida Pharmacy Association, said concerns about privacy were fair.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist who created the formula in a three-legged brass kettle in his backyard combining lime, cinnamon, coca leaves and the seeds of a Brazilian shrub to make the famous beverage.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
The bill would also allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride tablets as an alternate means of consuming the mineral.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Michael Jackson, a retired pharmacist and former CEO of the Florida Pharmacy Association, said concerns about privacy were fair.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist who created the formula in a three-legged brass kettle in his backyard combining lime, cinnamon, coca leaves and the seeds of a Brazilian shrub to make the famous beverage.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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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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