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pharmacy

[fahr-muh-see] / ˈfɑr mə si /
NOUN
drugstore
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Claire Colligan, NHS Forth Valley's associate director of pharmacy for primary and community care, says the board wants to expand the programme but needs to ensure it is manageable.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Revenue for Optum, its pharmacy benefit manager and medical provider, came in lower than the FactSet estimate; however, its third-quarter revenue was largely driven by a steady performance from UnitedHealthcare, its health-insurance business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The pharmacy and retailer is a stalwart of Britain's high streets, where it has served generations of customers for decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

An investment vehicle controlled by Canada’s Weston family struck a deal to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots from the investment firm Sycamore Partners for $8.9 billion including debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

There’s no way I can go to the pharmacy and not be late for my first period chem test.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Workshops were held, resources distributed and support offered through GPs, pharmacies, libraries and community hubs.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Today, it offers a wide range of health and wellbeing services as well as prescriptions and vaccinations through its in-store pharmacies.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies, you can’t get a drug without a prescription, certainly not a sterile injectable drug.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

For a $20 salary, Chatfield brainstormed how to create co-op facilities such as clinics and pharmacies as one-stop spots for farmworkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I had to go to three different pharmacies to find one of these.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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