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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About 7 million older adults on Medicare used the drugs and had to pay a portion of the bill at the pharmacy or via mail order.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
This growth was primarily driven by a 2.0% increase in identical sales, excluding fuel, with a significant contribution from pharmacy sales.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
These are techniques like step therapy and prior authorization that insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers use to delay or discourage the use of medicines preferred by physician prescribers.
—James K. Glassman, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
All Publix pharmacies, however, are closed on New Year's Day.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
This growth was primarily driven by a 2.0% increase in identical sales, excluding fuel, with a significant contribution from pharmacy sales.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
These are techniques like step therapy and prior authorization that insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers use to delay or discourage the use of medicines preferred by physician prescribers.
—James K. Glassman, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
All Publix pharmacies, however, are closed on New Year's Day.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for pharmacy
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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