1840 Pharmaceutical Notebook Embodies Pharmaceutical Breakthrough in the United States
151271840s handwritten pharmaceutical notebook. Pennsylvania. Original marbled boards and cloth spine; Measures 4.5" x 8" inches. 79 handwritten pages in ink and pencil 1-69 hand-numbered; 150 pages total. The meticulous note-taker records copious medical recipes for various ailments and illnesses as well as the date source and doctor from whom the treatment method was acquired thus giving an amazingly precise and detailed record of contemporary medical knowledge and treatment protocol. Under "Uterine Hemorrhage" for example the writer notes first the ingredients then the administration then the source: "Rx Sulphate of Alum 3iij; sulphate of Magnesia 3xij; aromatic sulphuric Acid 3ij; water 3xig M. Dose 3j every four hours. If pain exists griss acetate of Morphia should be added to the whole.--Dr. Grettan of Killough Scot.- Bos. Med. Jour. May 1 1842." Entries are included for "Tic Douloureux" "Angina Pectoris" "Hysteria" "Opthalmic Diseases" "Sore Nipples" "Consumption" "Cancer" "Sea Sickness" "Gonorrhea" "Cholera" "Gout" "Antidotes for Poisons" and many more. Some of the entries go on for several pages with detailed notes about the application of various prescriptions. Also includes entries for "Writing Ink" "Hair Dye" "Ginger Beer" "Poor Man's Hand Soap" "A Very Brilliant Red Ink" and other such household amenities. In good condition. Boards showing through marbled covers at corners minor bumping to corners. Age-related toning and spotting to pages which are otherwise neat and without wrinkles or creases. Comes with 7 handwritten prescription slips. <br/><br/>18th century pharmacists were medical practitioners who treated patients directly. However the field of pharmacology was unregulated and otherwise-effective prescriptions were often corrupted by inaccurate dosages or ersatz ingredients. The founding of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy PCP in the 1800s is recognized as a radical first step forward in the development of a system of pharmaceutical practice in the United States. On March 13 1821 68 pharmacists signed the Constitution of the first pharmaceutical association in the United States in the Carpenters' Hall the same room as where the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. The symbolism of the Carpenters' Hall backdrop was clear: American pharmacy would be following in the footsteps of the founding fathers and their constitutional framework. The PCP constitution included a strict code of ethics that would expel anyone from the college who adulterated medications and provided for a committee of inspection to verify the purity safety and effectiveness of medicines and a committee of equity to arbitrate disputes between member pharmacists. In 1824 the PCP published "carefully determined formulas" for the fabrication of formerly "secret-formula" patent medicines imported from the UK an essential step toward self-sufficient pharmaceutical manufacturing in the U.S. WSU History of Pharmacy. unknown books
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