as in chemist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Health care workers, police, firefighters, the military, grocery store workers, pharmacists, delivery truck drivers, bus drivers and food processors who did not bow to vaccine mandates lost their jobs, even after many had worked at great personal risk before the COVID vaccine was available.
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Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
The bill does allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride supplements to individuals, and instructs the state's Division of Professional Licensing to establish guidelines for such prescriptions.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
The bill would also allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride tablets as an alternate means of consuming the mineral.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Michael Jackson, a retired pharmacist and former CEO of the Florida Pharmacy Association, said concerns about privacy were fair.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
The bill does allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride supplements to individuals, and instructs the state's Division of Professional Licensing to establish guidelines for such prescriptions.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
The bill would also allow pharmacists to prescribe fluoride tablets as an alternate means of consuming the mineral.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Michael Jackson, a retired pharmacist and former CEO of the Florida Pharmacy Association, said concerns about privacy were fair.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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