120
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + + +
no edit summary
A '''pharmacy''' is a store that sells prescription [[drugs]]. In the U.S pharmacies are commonly called drugstores. The word ''pharmacy'' derives fromthe Greek pharmakeia, via the Old French ''farmacie'', and Medieval Latin ''pharmacia'', which means "use of drugs or medicines". This word derives from ''pharmakeus'' which means "preparer of drugs," which refers to ''pharmakon'' "drug, poison, philter, charm, spell, enchantment."
A '''pharmacy''' is a store that sells prescription [[drugs]]. In the U.S pharmacies are commonly called drugstores. The word ''pharmacy'' derives from the Greek pharmakeia, via the Old French ''farmacie'', and Medieval Latin ''pharmacia'', which means "use of drugs or medicines". This word derives from ''pharmakeus'' which means "preparer of drugs," which refers to ''pharmakon'' "drug, poison, philter, charm, spell, enchantment."
A licensed professional who works at a pharmacy is referred to as a "[[pharmacist]]" or "druggist". Their assistants are titled, "pharmacy technicians".
[[category:medicine]]
[[category:medicine]]