A brief history of pharmacy : humanity's search for wellness / Bob Zebroski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zebroski, Bob.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmacy--History.

Pharmacy.

History.

History of Pharmacy.

Medical Subjects:

History of Pharmacy.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"Pharmacy has become an integral part of our lives. Just in the last decade, nearly half of all 300 million Americans take at least one prescription drug daily, accounting for $250 billion per year in sales just in the US alone. And this number doesn't even include the over-the-counter medication, or health aids that are taken. How did this practice become such an integral part of our lives and our health?A Brief History of Pharmacy: Humanity's Search for Wellness aims to answer that question. As this short overview of the practice will show, the search for well-being through the ingestion or application of natural products and more commonly now, artificially derived compounds, is as old as humanity itself. From the Mesopotamians to the corner drug store, Bob Zebroski describes how treatments were sought, highlights some of the main victories of each time period, and shows how we came to be people who rely on drugs to feel better, to live longer, and look younger. "-- Provided by publisher.

"A Brief History of Pharmacy: Humanity's Search for Wellness seeks to explain how pharmacy became an integral part of our lives. From the Mesopotamians to the corner drug store, Bob Zebroski describes how treatments were sought, highlights some of the main victories of each time period, and shows how we came to be people who rely on drugs to feel better, to live longer, and look younger. This accessible survey of pharmaceutical history is essential reading for all students of pharmacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Prehistoric Pharmacy: From Stones and Bones to Weeds and Seeds 6

2 Ancient Pharmacy in the River Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt 15

3 Pharmacy and Medicine in the River Civilizations of the East: Ancient India and China 30

4 Pharmacy in Ancient Greece and Rome 48

5 Medieval Pharmacy in the West: Pharmacy in an Age of Faith (Dogma and Authority) 65

6 Medieval Arab and Islamic Pharmacy 76

7 Pharmacy During the European Renaissance and Early Modern Era 87

8 Eighteenth-and Early Nineteenth-Century Pharmacy: From Apothecary to Chemist to Pharmacist 104

9 Colonial and Early American Pharmacy 112

10 The Era of Alternative and Patent Medicine 127

11 American Pharmacy Organizes and Promotes a New Vision for the Practice of Pharmacy 146

12 Learning How to Learn-From Apprenticeship to the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.): The Struggle for Professional Recognition 160

13 The Origin and Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry: From Term Sigillata to Viagra 181

14 The Emergence of an American Institution: From the Corner Pharmacy to the Chain Drugstore, to the Big Box Department Store Pharmacy 195

15 The Impact of Federal Legislation on the Practice of Pharmacy 208

16 Hospital Pharmacy and the Rise of Clinical Pharmacy in the United States 229.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0415537843

9780415537834

0415537835

9780415537841

OCLC:

889167677

Publisher Number:

99964556974