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Pharmacy vs Pharmacognosy - What's the difference?

pharmacy | pharmacognosy |

As nouns the difference between pharmacy and pharmacognosy

is that pharmacy is a place where prescription drugs are dispensed, a dispensary while pharmacognosy is a branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.

pharmacy

English

Noun

(pharmacies)
  • A place where prescription drugs are dispensed, a dispensary.
  • The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.
  • The occupation of a pharmacist.

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    pharmacognosy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pharmacognosy) (pharmacognosies)
  • A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.