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
Recent Examples on the Web
Talk to a healthcare provider or pharmacist before starting fish oil supplements.
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Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 June 2024
The assault shut down Change’s digital billing and payment routes, leaving hospitals, doctors and pharmacists without ways to communicate with health insurers for weeks.
—Reed Abelson, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Both are still students — Ahed is studying information technology, Mona hopes to become a pharmacist — via remote learning courses.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
This exists to make drugs available when manufacturers can’t produce enough to meet demand or when a pharmacist needs to tweak a drug’s recipe to remove an ingredient that might cause an allergic reaction in some people, for example.
—Madison Muller, Fortune, 20 May 2024
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Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 June 2024
The assault shut down Change’s digital billing and payment routes, leaving hospitals, doctors and pharmacists without ways to communicate with health insurers for weeks.
—Reed Abelson, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Both are still students — Ahed is studying information technology, Mona hopes to become a pharmacist — via remote learning courses.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
This exists to make drugs available when manufacturers can’t produce enough to meet demand or when a pharmacist needs to tweak a drug’s recipe to remove an ingredient that might cause an allergic reaction in some people, for example.
—Madison Muller, Fortune, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for pharmacist
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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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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