Talk:pharmacy

I removed these UK specific details from sense #1 of the definition, as they only apply in the UK.. I know the US has similar requirements for a business to qualify as a 'pharmacy', but they really don't belong in a dictionary definition of the word 'pharmacy'.

text removed was: "and pharmacy-restricted and general sales drugs are sold; an establishment registered with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and supervised by a registered pharmacist"

--Versageek 16:42, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Root meanings for "Pharmacy"
The ancient Greek word for "pharmacy" means "witch" or "witchcraft". I have read that its root meaning can also mean "poison". Can anyone verify this? Thank you.


 * Yes, I can confirm this. φάρμακον means medicine, poison, enchanted potion, or dye. A φαρμακεύς is a poisoner or a sorcerer. —Stephen 14:14, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

place within a drugstore
A pharmacy is the place within a chemist's or drugstore, or within a supermarket or other business, where you can get prescription drugs. In Britain, a chemists is often referred to as a pharmacy.' https://www.wordreference.com/EnglishUsage/pharmacy  --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:03, 21 August 2021 (UTC)