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pharmacy

[fahr-muh-see] / ˈfɑr mə si /
NOUN
drugstore
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I vividly remember many decades during which I would have to call my doctors’ offices and leave voice messages requesting appointments, medical test results, pharmacy prescription renewals, medical records, referrals and just about everything else.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

They may also include benefits related to pharmacy, vision, food and over-the-counter products.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Ohio’s laws allow the pharmacy board more power to crack down than most states.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Located on West Ventura Boulevard between Highway 101 and the Camarillo Airport, the 160,000-square-foot warehouse will have a food court, bakery, pharmacy, optical center, hearing aid center and tire service center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Next to the pharmacy was a printer who specialized in gold-embossed wedding invitations and festive red banners.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

He said local community pharmacies are "very cautious" about selling large amounts of medication, so they will "often place restrictions on the amount of paracetamol that can be sold".

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Like most doctors, he only prescribes brand-name GLP-1s made by Eli Lilly and Novo rather than the compounded, copies versions made by special pharmacies and commonly sold by telehealth companies and med spas.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 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

“Consolidation and vertical integration accelerated in the late 2010s as large for-profit insurers acquired providers, pharmacies, and PBMs,” the paper notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Baba and Rahim Khan built a wildly successful carpet-exporting business, two pharmacies, and a restaurant.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini



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