Thesaurus results for PHARMACY

pharmacy

noun

ˈfär-mə-sē

Definition of pharmacy

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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Recent Examples of pharmacy With the national power shortfall exceeding 3,000 megawatts, the government has imposed sweeping cuts, exempting only essential services such as hospitals and pharmacies. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 This clip of Brecka’s discussion with Brigham Buhler, a co-author of The Peptide Revolution and owner of a compounding pharmacy that sells peptides, is an example. — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 South Africa is planning to tighten the rules around pharmacies making their own compound versions of medicines, including the popular weight-loss and diabetes treatments Ozempic and Mounjaro, Reuters reports. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In recent months, estrogen products like transdermal patches have been hard for pharmacies to keep in stock. — Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharmacy

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drugstore

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While some sunscreen lotions may pool in fine lines and wrinkles and leave a white cast in the creases—needless to say, not a desirable result—this drugstore gem has a lightweight texture that melts into the skin.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
If symptoms persist through drugstore remedies, do not wait it out.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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