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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People should ask their pharmacist, doctor or other health care team member if any medication instructions are not clear.
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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
Nurses tend to be the most trusted, with grade-school teachers, pharmacists, military officers and medical doctors not far behind.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Despite being among the highest in the list, trust in medical doctors and pharmacists has dropped below pre-pandemic levels.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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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
Nurses tend to be the most trusted, with grade-school teachers, pharmacists, military officers and medical doctors not far behind.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Despite being among the highest in the list, trust in medical doctors and pharmacists has dropped below pre-pandemic levels.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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