history of pharmacy
Pregnancy termination smears against pharmacy
Damaging and unpleasant statements concerning pharmacy (and other professions) are frequently published, a reader told us 60 years ago…obliquely referring to pregnancy termination That’s a direct quote from the AJP’s …
How would pharmacists deal with nationalised health?
May 1943; WWII still raged but pharmacists were looking ahead to the end of hostilities – and discussing with trepidation a looming national social security system The bombing of Darwin …
A blow for pharmacy, and patients
December 1972: Pharmacy suffers a defeat in its campaign to limit the number of analgesics distribution outlets. Meanwhile, the Guild modernises its leadership structure Pharmacy was delivered “an unexpected blow …
Federation for pharmacy
February 1947: there’s moves afoot to form a federal council of state pharmaceutical societies. But will anything happen? There was a push on to form a federal body to unify …
‘The American primary health care system is hardly anything to aspire to.’
A health stakeholder has suggested there’s a conflict of interest in retail pharmacies, and that CPA projects and remuneration are dictated by the Guild Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of …
Of pomades & bear’s grease
Modern manscaped metrosexuals were not the first to males to use complex cosmetics. Ralph Tapping explores historic examples of male hair-care products Bear’s grease was popular in England from the …