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語源

From drug +‎ store.

発音

• (米国発音, Canada) enPR: drŭg'stôr, IPA: /ˈdɹʌɡ.stoɹ/
• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdɹʌɡ.stɔː(ɹ)/

名詞

drugstore (plural drugstores)

1. (chiefly US, Canada) Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy.
   • 2009 January 3, Amy Zipkin, “Drugstores, Too, Feel Recession Pain”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown. […] If a patient comes into a pharmacy and has a prescription for an injectable or infused product, we’ll be able to take that prescription, scan it in and send the injectable to the patient’s home or a drugstore or refer them to one of our home infusion facilities for therapy.

使用する際の注意点

• Generally not used for pharmacies included within a larger store, run as a department within a hospital, etc.

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