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 company is already talking with insurers, pharmacists, and pharmacy benefit managers in anticipation of the commercial rollout.
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Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 7 May 2024
So pharmacists should play a role in suggesting the inhalers with the fewest greenhouse gas emissions.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 6 May 2024
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Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 7 May 2024
So pharmacists should play a role in suggesting the inhalers with the fewest greenhouse gas emissions.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 6 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 14 May. 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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