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pharmacist

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Then there's a big sigh when I say I actually want to talk to the pharmacist.

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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

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noun

a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pharmacist.

Example sentences

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Then there's a big sigh when I say I actually want to talk to the pharmacist.

2

You can get 100 if you see a pharmacist and persuade them you need them, but that'll be a struggle in most places.

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A pharmacy is nearby, but my head is pounding too hard to read the labels so I go to the pharmacist.

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According to a pharmacist I knew, a child died on his watch because of incorrect dosage.

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[Full disclosure: I work at Facebook and have dated a pharm student/pharmacist.

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]Of course "in the medical profession" doesn't equal "doctor or pharmacist".

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You will be the most tech-savvy pharmacist in the department/company.

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I just made an appointment to see a GI specialist, and it took 1 day. My friend who is a pharmacist for Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto told me she was amazed at how quick that was.

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Yes, it's entirely normal in Germany to just walk in and consult a pharmacist about minor problems.

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How's this for the actual discussion: There have been cases of people dying because the pharmacist misread the doctor's scribbles and gave them the wrong prescription.

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I even keep running into _pharmacy techs_ that ask me with a priceless facial expression if I really, really, really want the specific asthma inhalers and quantity that I'm picking up because they keep experiencing sticker shock - "I can ask the pharmacist and your doctor to get you a different one" naw, they're all expensive, they were always expensive, and nothing will change it.

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How do you use pharmacist in a sentence?

Then there's a big sigh when I say I actually want to talk to the pharmacist.

What does pharmacist mean?

a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

What part of speech is pharmacist?

pharmacist is commonly used as noun.