Pharmacy vs. Pharmaceutical

Pharmacynoun

A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.

Pharmaceuticaladjective

Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

Pharmacynoun

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

Pharmaceuticalnoun

A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

Pharmacynoun

The occupation of a pharmacist.

Pharmaceuticalnoun

drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

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.

Pharmaceuticaladjective

of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists;

‘the pharmaceutical industry’;

Pharmacynoun

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

Pharmaceuticaladjective

of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment

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.