as in drugstore
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine
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Over the last nine months, for example, key brands like Estée Lauder, Clinique and The Ordinary have launched on Amazon, while in Europe, the company is eager to leverage the strength of its skin care category in the pharmacy channel, for one.
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
His parents are now suing Walgreens, its parent company Boots Alliance and Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefits manager, for negligence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Struggling retail pharmacy chains have spent the past few years closing locations across the country, leaving vacant storefronts scattered across the Sacramento region.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Removing the in-person dispensing requirement became official later that year, with the caveat that pharmacies needed to be certified to offer the medication.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
His parents are now suing Walgreens, its parent company Boots Alliance and Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefits manager, for negligence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Struggling retail pharmacy chains have spent the past few years closing locations across the country, leaving vacant storefronts scattered across the Sacramento region.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Removing the in-person dispensing requirement became official later that year, with the caveat that pharmacies needed to be certified to offer the medication.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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