Looking back at 175 years of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society The Royal Pharmaceutical Society celebrates its 175th anniversary on 15 April 2016. Julia Robinson takes a look back at the history of the Society from its founding in 1841. …
Health-related exhibitions along Euston Road, London Andrew Haynes describes three health-related exhibitions to visit in central London.…
A visit to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum The Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum has ownership of more than 45,000 items dating back as early as the 1600s. The museum is currently open to RPS members and there are plans to open it to the public in 2016. …
How we refurbished a famous London pharmacy John Bell & Croyden pharmacy, which first opened over 200 years ago and holds the Royal warrant, has just had a £4m makeover.…
Celebrating 150 years of UK standards for drugs ‘The British pharmacopoeia, 1864 to 2014: medicines, international standards and the state’, by Anthony C Cartwright.…
James Petiver, apothecary and the father of British butterfliesApothecary James Petiver was the first person to allocate English names to British butterfly species systematically.…
Glowing wounds and angelic bacteriaDuring one of the battles in the American Civil War, some soldiers noticed their wounds glowing. Why did these glowing wounds heal so much faster than those that did not glow?…
All you need know about supernumerary nipplesSupernumerary nipples (SNs) are relatively common, minor congenital anomalies that are normally benign but are susceptible to hormonal changes and disease processes.…
The pros and cons of rat poison as medicine Originally developed as a rat poison, warfarin has been used as an anticoagulant for over 60 years. But why is it so popular when alternatives are available?…
