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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Under the order, pharmacists may dispense early a one-month refill request on people who reside within affected counties in North or North-Central Florida.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The clinic is open 24 hours a day and includes Kaiser Permanente medical staff such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and mental health professionals.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
People should ask their pharmacist, doctor or other health care team member if any medication instructions are not clear.
—Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
In October 2023, a poison specialist and former medical resident at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota was charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died in August.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The clinic is open 24 hours a day and includes Kaiser Permanente medical staff such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and mental health professionals.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
People should ask their pharmacist, doctor or other health care team member if any medication instructions are not clear.
—Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
In October 2023, a poison specialist and former medical resident at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota was charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died in August.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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