(US, AU, NZ) A pharmacy in which therapeutic drugs are created in small batches, generally when the patient needs a formulation which is not readily available from manufactured drugs.
(US, AU, NZ) A pharmacy in which therapeutic drugs are created in small batches, generally when the patient needs a formulation which is not readily available from manufactured drugs.
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(US, pharmacy) A drug, device, or biological product packaged separately that is intended for use only with another approved individually specified drug, where both are required to achieve the intended use, indication, or effect.
(US, slang, archaic) Of or relating to pharmacy, especially as a subject of study.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result).
A North American informal or colloquial term for a drugstore — a pharmacy or chemist's shop. The word adds the '-ery' suffix (as in 'bakery', 'brewery') to 'drug', creating a slightly old-fashioned or folksy alternative to the standard term. It appears in 19th and early 20th-century American usage.