retail pharmacy

noun

A pharmacy in which drugs are sold to patients, as opposed to a hospital pharmacy.

Meanings

nounretail pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural retail pharmacies)

plural retail pharmacies

  1. countableA pharmacy in which drugs are sold to patients, as opposed to a hospital pharmacy.

    Synonyms: community pharmacy

  2. uncountableThe concept of pharmacy as a retailing activity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pharmacy in which drugs are sold to patients, as opposed to a hospital pharmacy.

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APA

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Chicago

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