Thesaurus results for DRUGSTORE

drugstore

noun

ˈdrəg-ˌstȯr

Definition of drugstore

as in pharmacy

a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore

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Recent Examples of drugstore CeraVe’s serum can be found in the drugstore aisle, and several dermatologists point to it as a worthwhile option. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 CameraJet applied that formula to a device most consumers associate with a $10 drugstore purchase, raising the stakes on execution. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 Emergency contraception has safely sat on drugstore shelves for years. — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 Investigators then learned that Betkouski worked in drugstores. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drugstore

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pharmacy

Noun

This clip of Brecka’s discussion with Brigham Buhler, a co-author of The Peptide Revolution and owner of a compounding pharmacy that sells peptides, is an example.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
South Africa is planning to tighten the rules around pharmacies making their own compound versions of medicines, including the popular weight-loss and diabetes treatments Ozempic and Mounjaro, Reuters reports.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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