pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
ˈfär-mə-sē 
plural pharmacies
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2
a
: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed
b
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There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.
She's studying pharmacy at the university.
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The lawsuit alleges that the drug companies and pharmacy benefit managers conspired to unjustly enrich themselves by purposefully driving up the price of life-sustaining medications and insulin.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s second interim staff report on pharmacy benefit managers found significant price markups for drugs used to treat HIV and cancer.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying the major industry middlemen generate billions in revenue through vertical integration, industry dominance and marking up the prices of specialty drugs.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s second interim staff report on pharmacy benefit managers found significant price markups for drugs used to treat HIV and cancer.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying the major industry middlemen generate billions in revenue through vertical integration, industry dominance and marking up the prices of specialty drugs.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Walgreens said pharmacy sales for the quarter rose 10.4% and comparable pharmacy sales increased 12.7% compared with the year-earlier period due to price inflation in brand medications, among other factors.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
ˈfär-mə-sē
plural pharmacies
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing drugs according to a doctor's prescription
2
a
: a place where medicines are made or distributed
b
Medical Definition
pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
ˈfär-mə-sē
plural pharmacies
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2
a
: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed
a hospital pharmacy
b
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