Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals

Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals
ISBN-10
0853695970
ISBN-13
9780853695974
Category
Drugs
Pages
354
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Pharmaceutical Press
Author
Stuart Anderson

Description

A concise, chronological discussion of the history of therapeutics and pharmacy from the Egyptians through to the present day, with a focus on the discovery and uses of medicines to treat illness through the ages, and the evolving role of the pharmacist. Each chapter is contributed by an expert in the period or field, and illustrates how wider social, political and economic developments have influenced drug development and shaped pharmacy practice.

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