Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: The Essentials of Pharmacy
Chapter 1: Prehistoric Pharmacy: aka From Stones and Bones to Weeds and Seeds
Chapter 2: Ancient Pharmacy: Mesopotamia: The First of the River Civilizations
Chapter 3: Pharmacy in Ancient Egypt
Chpater 4: Ancient India: Ayurvedic Pharmacy and Medicine
Chapter 5: Ancient Chinese Pharmacy
Chapter 6: Pharmacy in Ancient Greece and Rome during the Classical Age
Chapter 7: Medieval Pharmacy in the West: Pharmacy in an Age of Faith
Chapter 8: Arab and Islamic Pharmacy
Chapter 9: Pharmacy during the European Renaissance and Early Modern Era
Chapter 10: 18th and 19th Century Pharmacy: From Apothecary to Chemist to Pharmacist
Chapter 11: Colonial and Early American Pharmacy
Chapter 12: The Era of Alternative and Patent Medicine
Chapter 13: US Pharmacy Organizes and Promotes a New Vision for the Practice of Pharmacy
Chapter 14: Pharmacy Education: Learning how to Learn
Chapter 15: The Origin and Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Chapter 16: The Emergence of the Corner Drugstore: An American Institution
Chapter 17: From Penicillin to Viagra: The Drugs We Can't Live Without
Glossary
Appendices