Dispensary vs. Pharmacy

Dispensarynoun

A place or room where something is dispensed.

Dispensarynoun

A room or vehicle specifically designed for the dispensing of drugs; a pharmacy.

Dispensarynoun

An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.

Dispensarynoun

A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.

Dispensarynoun

A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price.

Dispensarynoun

A dispensatory.

Dispensarynoun

clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

Dispensary

A dispensary is an office in a school, hospital, industrial plant, or other organization that dispenses medications, medical supplies, and in some cases even medical and dental treatment. In a traditional dispensary set-up, a pharmacist dispenses medication per the prescription or order form.

Pharmacynoun

A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.

Pharmacynoun

The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.

Pharmacynoun

The occupation of a pharmacist.

Pharmacynoun

The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.

Pharmacynoun

A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop.

Pharmacynoun

the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,

Pharmacynoun

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

Pharmacynoun

a shop or hospital dispensary where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold

Pharmacynoun

the science or practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs

Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the clinical health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, disposal, safe and effective use, and control of medications and drugs. The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility and toxicity.