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To be fair I was frankly amazed as a child that in American tv and media they so openly had shops called “drug stores”
About 100+ years ago, drugstores/pharmacies were referred to as the “Druggist“. In Europe, the term “Chemist” was more popular. I would imagine that would be the etymological origin of the term.
I think they still use “chemist” in Europe
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To be fair I was frankly amazed as a child that in American tv and media they so openly had shops called “drug stores”
About 100+ years ago, drugstores/pharmacies were referred to as the “Druggist“. In Europe, the term “Chemist” was more popular. I would imagine that would be the etymological origin of the term.
I think they still use “chemist” in Europe