pharmacy

pharmacy - English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: fär'məsē IPA: /ˈfɑɹməsi/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɑːməsi/

Noun

pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

  1. (countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
  2. (uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
  3. (uncountable) The role or occupation of a pharmacist.

Usage notes

The American drugstore and British and Commonwealth chemist's are more common when referencing a small shop, especially when it is run as a general store that sells food and other goods as well as medicines. The pharmacies operated within hospitals that dispense medicine without acting as a point of sale are sometimes distinguished as dispensaries.

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