Pharmacy History

It’s November 1945, and calls are being made for pharmacists to have access to emergency supplies of brandy.  A letter from the Minister for Trade and Customs, Senator RV Keane responding to a …

It’s 1895, and the AJP has a question to ask of the colonies’ pharmacists: are they being rough on medicines manufacturers? We began our England report in November 1895 by …

The Pharmacy Board turns its sights on poisonous crayons, while a girl dies after a doctor’s bad handwriting takes a deadly turn “With the full consensus of the Health Department, …

This was the cheerful question with which we busied ourselves in the mid-50s, worried about the potential end of retail pharmacy It’s November 1955, and after noting the countdown to …

It’s October 1925… and what’s going on in Victoria that has the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy up in arms? We began our edition 100 years ago by thundering that there …

Could the Whitlam government’s approach to drug prices result in pharmacists going “on strike?” The Whitlam government only had a few weeks left before the infamous Dismissal of November 1975: …

It’s October 1965, Australia has just celebrated Pharmacy Week, and the AJP is excited about its theme, “For Safety Destroy Old Medicines” The theme had been sponsored by the Pharmacy …

Who says doctors don’t appreciate pharmacists? In the mid-80s, we reported on medicos’ attitudes towards their pharmacy colleagues and the advice they offer It’s October 1985, and the AJP has …

A pharmacist accused of chloroforming a patient, a series of poisonings and a grocer advised to stop selling drugs… welcome to October, 1905 We began our October, 1905 edition by …

It’s May 1955 and secrets are being spilled. In this case, it’s about how to bring in customers with retailing tricks, such as a lick of paint, adding a price …