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pharmacy  

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  • A specialized shop for the dispensing of drugs, and the only legal source of drugs prescribed by a medical practitioner. Pharmacy, as an occupation, continues to try and define itself as a specialized para-medical profession, though now pharmacists rarely make up their own preparations, dispensing prepackaged drugs supplied by multinational companies. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Pharmacy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TMR045R0-F

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