| Vocabularychemist's or pharmacy? |
Chemist's is the shop where medicines are sold. It's only used in British English.
Pharmacy is the place where a pharmacist works. In American English, this may be a shop or a part of a hospital. In British English it's used only to refer to a part of a hospital.
Examples:
- We need aspirins. Tomorrow I will go to the chemist's.
- She went to the chemist's but forgot to take the needed prescription.
- We need aspirins. Tomorrow I will go to the pharmacy.
- She's been working for the hospital pharmacy for five years.
Pharmacy is the place where a pharmacist works. In American English, this may be a shop or a part of a hospital. In British English it's used only to refer to a part of a hospital.
Examples:
- We need aspirins. Tomorrow I will go to the chemist's.
- She went to the chemist's but forgot to take the needed prescription.
- We need aspirins. Tomorrow I will go to the pharmacy.
- She's been working for the hospital pharmacy for five years.
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