Pharmacy History
What’s in a name?
Pharmacists were being called to the polls to cast their ballots on a name change for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia in 1904 Members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia …
Late-night pharmacies decried as ‘stinkers’
August 1974 was a busy month, with the demise of Drug Houses of Australia and a bad reaction to the new pharmaceutical advertising guidelines, but it was a different issue …
Pharmacies urged to conserve supplies
The year is 1914, the world is at war and pharmacists are preparing for medicine shortages Europe’s imperial powers have come to blows, with Great Britain and Germany going to …
Profession must maintain advantage
It’s July 1964 and pharmacy is held in high esteem, but the pharmacists are warned not to rest on their laurels Positive public perceptions of the pharmacy sector cannot be …
‘If these quantities are exceeded inquiries will be made’
It’s July 1914, and the subject of the day is opium – its restriction to therapeutic use, and that of other narcotics “An important new order has been made by …
Far away hills not a green as they seem
It’s 1924 and while some in the pharmacy sector may be looking jealously at other industries, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy notes other businesses have it tougher The editorial in …
Contraceptives may be advertised
It’s June 1974 and legislation has just passed the Victorian Parliament allowing ‘registered’ contraceptives to be advertised and displayed in pharmacies Under the Bill, the Victorian government contraceptives to be …
‘If he were caught in an open shop he would be guilty’
It’s June 1894, and the AJP reports on the case of a man who styled himself a “consulting herbalist” working from home – and what it meant for pharmacy ownership …
Treasurer seeks pharmacy savings
It’s 1984 and relations between the community pharmacy sector and the Labor government are somewhat less than cordial The Labor party appeared to be set on driving pharmacists onto the …
‘Sweeping changes’ made without consultation
It’s 1954, and the AJP takes issue with the way the new National Health Service Regulations have been implemented: without asking pharmacists “The Commonwealth Minister of Health has said more …
Camphor, cocaine and strychnine: welcome to 1914
The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy’s May 1914 edition featured fines for selling poor-quality paraffin, the International Opium Convention and a crackdown on strychnine We began with an article on Bacteriology …
‘Some pretty extravagant claims have been made’
Ethics, “neurotic housewives” abusing laxatives and a crackdown on medicines advertising: in this week’s look at pharmacy history, we’re living in the 70s May 1974 was a busy month for …