drugstore

plural drugstores · alternative drug store

1. CanadaUSSynonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy.

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   In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown. […] If a patient comes into a pharmacy and has a prescription for an injectable or infused product, we’ll be able to take that prescription, scan it in and send the injectable to the patient’s home or a drugstore or refer them to one of our home infusion facilities for therapy.

   2009 January 3, Amy Zipkin, “Drugstores, Too, Feel Recession Pain”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

   Synonyms: pharmacy