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
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the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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For most drugs, these dates are set to about three years after the day they’re produced, says Lee Cantrell, a pharmacist and toxicologist who also directs operations at the San Diego division of the California Poison Control System.
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Keren Landman, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The plaintiffs include a doctor, pharmacist, two reproductive rights advocates and the Birthmark Doula Collective — a doula practice that advocates for pregnant people in Louisiana.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Over 98% of union members, which range from physician assistants and pharmacists to clinical lab scientists and language interpreters, voted in favor.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
For more than 130 years, the piece remained in the shadows—until a clinical pharmacist chanced upon it at the National Library of Ireland.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Keren Landman, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The plaintiffs include a doctor, pharmacist, two reproductive rights advocates and the Birthmark Doula Collective — a doula practice that advocates for pregnant people in Louisiana.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Over 98% of union members, which range from physician assistants and pharmacists to clinical lab scientists and language interpreters, voted in favor.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
For more than 130 years, the piece remained in the shadows—until a clinical pharmacist chanced upon it at the National Library of Ireland.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacist. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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