pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
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plural pharmacies
Definition of pharmacy
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2a
: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed
b
: drugstore
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Examples of pharmacy in a Sentence
There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.
She's studying pharmacy at the university.
Recent Examples on the Web
Buffington, an associate professor at the University of South Florida's pharmacy department, said the drug causes confusion and aggression and had adverse effects on how McGlockton acted. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Victim's family said they can rest after a Florida man was convicted of manslaughter in 'Stand Your Ground' trial," 24 Aug. 2019 Hubert and his wife owned and operated a pharmacy in Fort Lauderdale, FL for several years. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 8/24," 24 Aug. 2019 The pharmacy eventually closed in 1991 -- 100 years after W.H. Payne moved into the current building -- but a series of owners have kept the soda fountain and sandwich shop going over the years since. — Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, "150 years of memories at Alabama’s oldest soda fountain," 23 Aug. 2019 On the top of her to-do list, after graduating from pharmacy school and starting a residency program, was to shop for traditional fabrics, which have become emblematic of Nigerian weddings today. — Adenike Olanrewaju, New York Times, "The Fabric of Nigerian Weddings," 23 Aug. 2019 Nine medical marijuana pharmacies have been permitted to dispense the products, with the first cannabis available in a flavored liquid tincture, a bottle containing a dropper to use. — Melinda Deslatte, chicagotribune.com, "Grower: 5,000 in Louisiana medical marijuana program so far," 21 Aug. 2019 Cornell sold Target’s $4-billion-a-year pharmacy business to CVS Health. — Fortune, "Big-Box Rebound: How Target Packaged a Turnaround," 20 Aug. 2019 Ordering drugs online from foreign pharmacies also tends to go largely unchallenged. — Los Angeles Times, "Here’s what can go wrong when you shop in Mexico and Canada for cheap drugs," 19 Aug. 2019 The store’s pharmacy offers free delivery and a service that allows customers to pick up all their medications at one time. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "Giant Food grocery store at former Owings MIlls Mall site will open Friday," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pharmacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pharmacy
pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
| \ ˈfär-mə-sē
\
\
plural pharmacies
Kids Definition of pharmacy
: a place where medicines are prepared and sold by a pharmacist : drugstore
pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
| \ ˈfär-mə-sē
\
\
plural pharmacies
Medical Definition of pharmacy
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2a
: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed
a hospital pharmacy
b
: drugstore
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