A 3-dimensional history of pharmacy Briony Hudson British Society for the History of Pharmacy

Pharmacist “a person qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs” The Collins English Dictionary

Practitioners Nurses Charlatans Empirics Barber- surgeons Apothecaries Physicians Midwives Druggists Chymists Astrologers Community SELF Friends Family

To benefit the public, and elevate the profession of Pharmacy, by furnishing the means of proper instruction To protect the collective and individual interests and privileges of all its members, in the event of a hostile attack in Parliament or otherwise To establish a club for the relief of decayed or distressed members Pharmaceutical Society founding aims Swarms of chemists, who, without education, qualification, or experience, impudently take upon themselves to prescribe for all manner of ailments

Medicine “a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease” Drug “a medicine or substance which has a marked physiological effect when taken into the body”

Current situation (statistics:2013) 50,000 pharmacists in United Kingdom 13,000 community pharmacies in United Kingdom 1.8 million visits per day to community pharmacies for health related reasons 1.03 billion prescription items dispensed by community pharmacists in England Pharmacists are experts in medicines and how they work...[they] use their clinical expertise to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by the public To benefit the public, and elevate the profession of Pharmacy, by furnishing the means of proper instruction

Briony Hudson British Society for the History of Pharmacy