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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 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." | ||
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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."