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In the cities, the foundations of commercial pharmacy were slowly building. By 1721 there were "14 apothecary shops in Boston," [11] and the first "commissioned pharmaceutical officer in an American army" was the Boston apothecary, Andrew Craigie. [18] A sort of warrior-apothecary, he took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. And ...
In Europe pharmacy-like shops began to appear during the 12th century. In 1240 emperor Frederic II issued a decree by which the physician's and the apothecary's professions were separated. [16] Old pharmacies continue to operate in Dubrovnik, Croatia located inside the Franciscan monastery, opened in 1317 [citation needed].
March 30: Florida Territory is organized combining East Florida and West Florida. April 17: Florida's first civilian governor, William Pope Duval takes office. August 12: Jackson and Duval County, Florida's first two counties are formed. 1824: Florida's first true lighthouse built in St. Augustine.
Later apothecaries led by nuns were spread across the Italian peninsula. Early Italian pharmacy, 17th century. Gift of Fisher Scientific International, Science History Institute, Philadelphia. From the 15th century to the 16th century, the apothecary gained the status of a skilled practitioner.
fl. 425 BC – Diogenes of Apollonia [8] c. 484 – 425 BC – Herodotus tells us Egyptian doctors were specialists: Medicine is practiced among them on a plan of separation; each physician treats a single disorder, and no more. Thus the country swarms with medical practitioners, some undertaking to cure diseases of the eye, others of the head ...
Meanwhile, the small independent pharmacies trying to serve their local communities are getting forced out of business as their margins for filling prescriptions get squeezed.
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