what is an apothecary?

Answer 1

Old fashioned name for a pharmacy.

Answer 2

Apothecary (pronounced /ə.pɔð.ɪ.kɛɹ.i/ or ah-POTH-i-kerry) is a historical name for a medical practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.

In addition to pharmacy the apothecary also offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. Apothecaries often operated through a retail shop, which in addition to ingredients for medicines, would also sell tobacco and patent medicines.

In its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the apothecary may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method.

From the 15th century the apothecary gained the status of a skilled practitioner, but by the end of the 19th century the medical professions had taken on their current institutional form, with defined roles for doctors and surgeons, and the role of the apothecary was more narrowly conceived as that of dispensing pharmacist.

In England, the apothecaries merited their own livery company, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, founded in 1617. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain when she passed the Society's examination in 1865.

Apothecaries used the now obsolete apothecaries' measure to provide precise weighing of small quantities.

Answer 3

Yes, a medieval pharmacist, but because of the confluence of various disciplines in this era, an apothecary was also something of a general chemist. You would go to an apothecary for rat poison or hair tonic as much as for headaches.

Answer 4

Apothecary is a historical name for a medical practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.

Answer 5

If you are asking about apothecary table sort of question. It is the place the pharmacists used to place their meds in for prescriptions

Answer 6

A Drug Store, A Pharmacy, A Chemist in England, an Apotheke in Germany.

Answer 7

a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription Your Welcome!!

Answer 8

a historical name for a medical practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.

Answer 9

A pharmacist.

Answer 10

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