{"id":69131,"date":"2020-12-23T04:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T04:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=69131"},"modified":"2023-04-05T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:08:12","slug":"pharmacist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/pharmacist\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A druggist.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A professional person qualified by education and authorized by law (usually by obtaining a license) to practice pharmacy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A trained person who is qualified to prepare medicines according to the instructions on a doctor\u2019s prescription.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Specialist in formulating and dispensing drugs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A person who is qualified by examination and registered and authorized to dispense medicines or to keep open a shop for the sale and dispensing of medicines.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Health professionals trained in the preparation and dispensing of medicines; in England, Scotland and Wales they are registered (after acquiring the relevant professional qualifications) by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A druggist; one licensed to prepare and dispense drugs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A person qualified by examination and registration to prepare and dispense drugs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A practitioner who has undergone formal training to prepare and dispense prescription drugs and other medicinal substances.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A druggist. 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