Drugstore vs. Pharmacy

Drugstorenoun

A pharmacy; a retail store, the main product of which is medications (usually both prescription and non-prescription), along with first aid and other similar products.

Pharmacynoun

A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.

Drugstorenoun

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold.

Pharmacynoun

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

Drugstorenoun

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

Pharmacynoun

The occupation of a pharmacist.

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.

Pharmacynoun

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

Pharmacynoun

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

Pharmacynoun

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

Pharmacynoun

a shop or hospital dispensary where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold

‘the local pharmacy’;

Pharmacynoun

the science or practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs

‘courses in pharmacy’;

Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the clinical health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, disposal, safe and effective use, and control of medications and drugs. The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility and toxicity.