Plural of pharmacy
regular plural
The plural of pharmacy is pharmacies.
Forms of pharmacy
| Singular | pharmacy /ˈfɑːməsi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pharmacies |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Pharmacies in a sentence
- Pharmacies have been told to contact those who have gotten the faultily packaged pills.2011 September 16, “Birth control pills recalled due to ‘packaging error’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021. From the entry faultily
- Medicinal herbs and minerals not included in the two published catalogues could be sold not only in pharmacies, but also in oilery and green shops.2019, Elena Vishlenkova, Sergei Zatravkin, “Polish medicine in the Russian Empire in the first third of the 19th century”, in Kwartalnik…. From the entry oilery
- People who couldn’t wait for the real thing began to turn to specialized pharmacies that cook up Ozempic knock-offs as if it were bathtub gin, sometimes with tragic results.2025 January 13, Virginia Heffernan, “The King of Ozempic Is Scared as Hell. Now that Novo Nordisk is the world’s weight-loss juggernaut…. From the entry rialto
- Most large PBMs operate their own mail-order and specialty pharmacies, but CVS is the only major PBM that owns its own retail pharmacy, according to the Brookings Institution.2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek. From the entry CVS
- The use of modified unit-dose rather than eight separate pharmacies with an individual prescription system could have prevented virtually all of these inappropriate schedulings of drugs.1991, James W. Cooper, Drug-Related Problems in Geriatric Nursing Home Patients, page 111. From the entry scheduling
Meaning of pharmacy
- noun A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
- noun The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
- noun The role or occupation of a pharmacist.
Questions about the plural of pharmacy
- What is the plural of pharmacy?
- The plural of pharmacy is pharmacies.
- Is pharmacy countable?
- Pharmacy is a countable and uncountable noun.
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