as in chemists
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Recent Examples of pharmacists
There will be a pretend pharmacy, equipped with the same inventory control systems and devices that real pharmacists use.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Those pharmacists were named John Lea and William Perrins.
—Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2024
As one example, dozens of states are passing legislation that expands the role of pharmacists to prescribe certain medicines.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
In these roles, PBMs decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
But other regulations making progress in states would certainly benefit the thousands of pharmacists and retail pharmacies under CVS ownership as well as other pharmacies.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
An early version of the off-label drug bill would have required pharmacists to fill those prescriptions and barred licensing boards from disciplining providers based on their use of off-label drugs.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
The package would also allow pharmacists to prescribe certain forms of contraception themselves.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
In these roles, PBMs also decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Those pharmacists were named John Lea and William Perrins.
—Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2024
As one example, dozens of states are passing legislation that expands the role of pharmacists to prescribe certain medicines.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
In these roles, PBMs decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
But other regulations making progress in states would certainly benefit the thousands of pharmacists and retail pharmacies under CVS ownership as well as other pharmacies.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
An early version of the off-label drug bill would have required pharmacists to fill those prescriptions and barred licensing boards from disciplining providers based on their use of off-label drugs.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
The package would also allow pharmacists to prescribe certain forms of contraception themselves.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
In these roles, PBMs also decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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