pharmacist

n. a person trained to prepare and sell medicines and give advice on how to use them safely.

n. a health professional licensed to dispense medications and provide counsel on drug interactions and side effects.

“The pharmacist explained that I should take this medicine after eating.”

“The pharmacist carefully reviewed the patient's current prescriptions to ensure there were no potentially dangerous drug interactions before dispensing the new medication.”

n. someone who studies how to make and use medicines.

n. one who engages in the study of pharmacy as a discipline.

“In the old story, the young pharmacist spent his nights reading ancient books about herbs.”

“The protagonist was a dedicated pharmacist of the old school, spending his waning years documenting the chemical properties of rare botanical extracts.”

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