What does pharmacy mean?

Definitions for pharmacy
ˈfɑr mə siphar·ma·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pharmacy, pharmaceuticsnoun

    the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,

  2. drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacynoun

    a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

Wiktionary

  1. pharmacynoun

    A place where prescription drugs are dispensed, a dispensary.

  2. pharmacynoun

    The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.

  3. pharmacynoun

    The occupation of a pharmacist.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pharmacynoun

    The art or practice of preparing medicines; the trade of an apothecary.

    Etymology: from φάϱμαϰον, a medicine; pharmacie, Fr.

    Each dose the goddess weighs with watchful eye,
    So nice her art in impious pharmacy. Samuel Garth.

Wikipedia

  1. Pharmacy

    Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links health sciences with pharmaceutical sciences and natural sciences. The professional practice is becoming more clinically oriented as most of the drugs are now manufactured by pharmaceutical industries. Based on the setting, pharmacy practice is either classified as community or institutional pharmacy. Providing direct patient care in the community of institutional pharmacies is considered clinical pharmacy.The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing of medications. It also includes more modern services related to health care including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information. Pharmacists, therefore, are experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize the use of medication for the benefit of the patients. An establishment in which pharmacy (in the first sense) is practiced is called a pharmacy (this term is more common in the United States) or chemists (which is more common in Great Britain, though pharmacy is also used). In the United States and Canada, drugstores commonly sell medicines, as well as miscellaneous items such as confectionery, cosmetics, office supplies, toys, hair care products and magazines, and occasionally refreshments and groceries. In its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the apothecary may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method.

ChatGPT

  1. pharmacy

    A pharmacy is a place where drugs and medications are prepared, dispensed, and sold, usually in accordance with prescriptions issued by medical professionals. It also refers to the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing and advising on the use of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease. A pharmacy can be a standalone store, a section within a larger store, or a facility within a hospital or clinic. It is staffed by pharmacists, who are health professionals trained in the safe and effective use of medicines.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pharmacynoun

    the art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist

  2. Pharmacynoun

    a place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop

  3. Etymology: [OE. fermacie, OF. farmacie, pharmacie, F. pharmacie, Gr. farmakei`a, fr. farmakey`ein to administer or use medicines, fr. fa`rmakon medicine.]

Wikidata

  1. Pharmacy

    Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing medications, and it also includes more modern services related to health care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information. Pharmacists, therefore, are the experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize medication use to provide patients with positive health outcomes. An establishment in which pharmacy is practiced is called a pharmacy, chemist's or drugstore. In the United States and Canada, drug stores commonly sell not only medicines, but also miscellaneous items such as candy, cosmetics, and magazines, as well as light refreshments or groceries. The word pharmacy is derived from its root word pharma which was a term used since the 15th–17th centuries. However, the original Greek roots from "Pharmakos" imply sorcery or even poison. In addition to pharma responsibilities, the pharma offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. The pharma often operated through a retail shop which, in addition to ingredients for medicines, sold tobacco and patent medicines. The pharmas also used many other herbs not listed. The Greek word Pharmakeia derives from Greek: φάρμακον, meaning "drug" or "medicine".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pharmacy

    fär′ma-si, n. a department of the medical art which consists in the collecting, preparing, preserving, and dispensing of medicines: the art of preparing and mixing medicines: a drug-store.—ns. Phar′macist, a druggist, one skilled in pharmacy; Pharmacognos′tics, the sum of knowledge about drugs; Pharmacog′raphy, a description of drugs; Pharmacol′ogist, one skilled in pharmacology; Pharmacol′ogy, pharmacy; Phar′macon, a drug; Pharmacop′olist, a dealer in drugs. [Fr. pharmacie—L.,—Gr. pharmakon, a drug.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Pharmacy

    The practice of compounding and dispensing medicinal preparations.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pharmacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pharmacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pharmacy in a Sentence

  1. Scott Braeckel:

    It was an interesting curiosity but hasn't moved into daily use for me because frankly, I don't really shop at places it's taken, the places I mostly shop, which are my grocery store and pharmacy, don't accept it.

  2. Donald Trump:

    Everyone involved in the broken system - the drugmakers, insurance companies, distributors, pharmacy benefit managers, and many others — contribute to the problem.

  3. Norm Hooten:

    It's never too late to make a difference and go back to learn and grow, you should give back until your last dying breath. I started [ pharmacy ] school at 52 and at 57 I'm finishing up my residency.

  4. Rochelle Walensky:

    I don't think late February we're going to have vaccine in every pharmacy in this country.

  5. Doug Hirsch:

    I had the experience of taking a prescription into a pharmacy and the pharmacist said it would be $ 500, and I hadn't talked to my doctor about that. That seemed like an extraordinary price, and so I took the prescription back and I went to a few other pharmacies, and I found way different prices — $ 250, $ 400. And I thought there's got to be a better way. If I can compare prices for travel and for electronics, why can't I compare prices for health care ?

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