Difference between Pharmacist and Apothecary
What is the difference between Pharmacist and Apothecary?
Pharmacist as a noun is a professional who dispenses prescription drugs in a hospital or retail pharmacy. while Apothecary as a noun is a person who makes and provides/sells drugs and/or medicines.
Pharmacist
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A professional who dispenses prescription drugs in a hospital or retail pharmacy.
One who studies pharmacy.
Apothecary
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person who makes and provides/sells drugs and/or medicines.A drugstore or pharmacy.
We hope you now know whether to use Pharmacist or Apothecary in your sentence.
