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dispensary vs drugstore vs pharmaceutical vs pharmacy
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| dispensarynoun/dɪˈspen.sər.i/ | Meaning a place in a hospital, clinic or school where medicines are prepared and given out | Goes with hospital dispensary | Example You can collect your medicine from the hospital dispensary on the ground floor. |
| drugstorenoun/ˈdrʌɡ.stɔːr/ | Meaning a shop in the US that sells medicine and also things like soap and snacks | Goes with — | Example I stopped at the drugstore to buy cough medicine and tissues. |
| pharmaceuticaladjective/ˌfɑːr.məˈsuː.tɪ.kəl/ | Meaning relating to the making and selling of medicines | Goes with pharmaceutical company | Example She works for a large pharmaceutical company in Boston. |
| pharmacynoun/ˈfɑːr.mə.si/ | Meaning a store or part of a store where medicine is sold and prepared | Goes with go to the pharmacy | Example She works at a hospital pharmacy and checks every dose carefully. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
I stopped at the to buy cough medicine and tissues.