Synonyms of pharmacists

pharmacists

noun

plural of pharmacist

as in chemists

a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription

the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chemists
• druggists
• apothecaries
• pharmacologists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharmacists

The pool of people who can administer vaccines is now expanded to include paramedics, advanced EMS providers, pharmacists and midwives. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

In June, about 70% of voting non-tenure-track faculty approved unionizing under United Faculty-UAW, which seeks to represent roughly 2,700 USC lecturers, researchers, clinicians, librarians and pharmacists. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Other universities may have a medical school to graduate physicians, or a school of nursing, or a program to educate pharmacists. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Two pharmacists at a nearby drug store also claimed that, the day prior to the murders, Lizzie had come in seeking to purchase prussic acid, a deadly poison only available with a doctor’s prescription. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which represents more than 65,000 pharmacists, also says there is a shortage of different types of progesterone. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026

The survey gathered input from 63 health experts, including medical doctors, longevity and aging experts, pharmacists, fitness professionals, dieticians and researchers. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

In addition, most states have decoupled the ability of pharmacists to administer the shots from federal guidelines and are instead often relying on the recommendations of medical groups, such as those releasing guidance now. — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026