2. Overview of the course of Pharmacy
Pharmacy - derived from Greek word “Pharmakon”
Means medicine or drug.
art of dispensing and preparing of medicines or
drugs
establishment and place where drugs or
medicines are solved.
3. Pharmacist
also known as druggists or chemists, are
healthcare professionals who practice in
pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing
on safe and effective medication use.
5. BOWL OF HYGEIA
The bowl with a snake coiled
around it is called the bowl of
Hygeia with the serpent of
Epidaurus, and is a variant on the
above. Hygeia was Aesculapius’s
daughter and a Greek Goddess of
health. Her symbol was a serpent
drinking from a bowl. The vessel is
usually depicted with a long stem
and a shallow, wide bowl as seen
here. It also is considered suitable
for pharmacy. The bowl of Hygeia
with serpent of Epidaurus shown
here is the symbol for Hungarian
pharmacists.
6. CADUCEUS
The symbol of two
snakes on a staff is
called the Caduceus.
The staff, depicted
with wings, is that of
Mercury (Roman) or
Hermes (Greek),
messenger of the
Gods and also God of
commerce. (The
Greek root of the
Word Caduceus
means “herald’s
wand”)
7. MORTAR AND PESTLE
The mortar and pestle has
long been used as a
pharmaceutical symbol in
Britain and on the
European mainland, and
is still widely employed as
a pharmacy shop sign in
Scotland. The mortar and
pestle are tools of
traditional pharmacy,
hence their use as an
easily recognizable visual
motif.
8. RECIPE
The recipe sign
appears at the start of
prescriptions.
Although universally
accepted as an
abbreviation of
“recipe” (Latin for
‘take thou’), it has
also been suggested
that it is the
astronomical sign of
the planet Jupiter.
10. Helmet – Denoting wisdom and surety of
action
Unicorn – Horn of which has medical effect
Secundum Artem – according to art. Pharmacy
is both science and art.
11. 1. Evolution of Pharmacy
Man have several characteristics on how to
treat ailments, physical and mental with
medicines.
Base on archeological evidence man always
search for other tools to treat his conditions
12. Pharmacy is and has been the art and
later science of fashioning one of our most
important tools--MEDICINE
13. Prehistoric Pharmacy
Since the dawn of humanity, pharmacy has
been part of everyday life.
By trial and error , folk knowledge of the
healing properties of certain natural substances
14. Shamans
Faith Healers
Concept of outside force in the form of remedies
Drugs influencing bodily functions may considered
one of humanity’s greatest advances
15. Pharmacy in antiquity
Changes occurred gradually influence
concepts of disease and healing.
17. Greek Physicians:
prepared their own medicines and left
prescription behind for family members to
compound and administer
Father of Pharmacy Father of Botany
19. Pharmacy in the middle ages, 400AD to
1453 ( Fall of Rome to fall
Constantinople)
20. Pagan temples closed and replace by Church’s
teaching.
diseases and sin have an intimate relationship
21. Ancient monasteries became the centers for healing bot
spiritual and corporal
Monks they have their classical medical text (epitomes
herbal garden , no longer available after the collapse of
trade and commerce
22. Mohamedanism – new civilization arose
Greek writings about medicine were
translated to Arabic.
Works of Galen and Dioscorides was
accepted by Arabs.
23. Rhazes (860-932) Avicenna (980-1063)
They added to the writings of Greek .
Rejected the old idea that foul tasting worked best in medicine
they developed and exert effort in their dosage forms elegant
and palatable through silvering of pills and use of syrups .
24. In mid 13th century (1240) Frederick II codified the separa
practice of pharmacy from medicine.
25. Public pharmacies became relatively common in Southe
Europe
Practitioners of Pharmacy joined together within guilds.
Writings of Greek translated to Arabic were further
translated to Latin for the use of European schools.
28. The Renaissance: The beginning of the
Modern Period
1453 Constantinople fell to the conquering turks
and the remnants of Greek scholarly
community fled to the west.
31. Vasco de Gama found a new route to India
Commerce based on money and banking was established
32. An important advocate of chemically prepared drugs from
crude plant and mineral substance
Paracelsus is referred to as the father of toxicology for his
claim that, “All things are poison, and nothing is without
poison.
Sparked the growth of modern Pharmaceutical Sciences
Process of distillation and extraction was introduce in the
33. Quinine drug was discovered to treat malarial fevers.
advocate of chemical medicines displaced the
therapeutic agreement of Galenism which had lasted for
nearly 1,500 years
34. Pharmacy Developments Summary
Pharmacy practitioners
joined together to form
guilds
Cooperation between
pharmaceutical guilds
and government bodies
led to standardization of
medicines (
Pharmacopeias)
“Dispensatorium of
Valerus Cordus”
first pharmacopeia
adopted by the govt
of Nuremberg,
Germany in 1546
Discovery of
chemicals use in
preparing medicines,
Pharmacist force to
learn new methods
drug preparations
Many
pharmacist
worked as
Chemist
Pharmacist investigation
of botanical drugs
during 1700s and
1800s. Isolation of pure,
crystalline chemicals in
lab research
Isolation of crude
opium by Serturner
(19th century) ,
Isolation of quinine
and several
alkaloids by
Pelletier &
After 1850, scientific
disciplines in
pharmacy began to
become more
professionalized in
colleges and
manufacturing, Drug
research develop
19th century Pharmacy
became almost similar
to physicians by
professions
35. Transition to Modern Profession 1870 to 1920:
Transitional for both pharmacy and Pharmacy
education.
5% of pharmacy practitioners had finished formal
schooling in Pharmacy of night courses to
supplement apprenticeship
1870 state laws were passed requiring the
examination and registration of pharmacist.
36. Prestige attached to the diploma attracted
students
Schools affiliated with local pharmaceutical
organizations provided students with excellent
practical education combining formal education
with apprenticeship.
37. Corner drugstores became features in
American society
Pharmacist rely on Rx compounding for his
professional identity
National Association of Retail Druggist in 1898
39. Existing developments in Medicine occurred
the period:
1. Germ theory of disease by Pasteur and Koch
( 1880-1890)
40.
41. 2. Pasteur’s rabies vaccine and Emil Von
Behring diphtheria antitoxin can arise from
the Laboratory
42. 3. Paul Ehrlich’s Salvarsan in 1910---first
discovered chemotherapeutic agents.
43. 4. Industrial research in drugs produced
analgesics and antipyretics in laboratory,
sedative as chloral hydrate.
5. Passage of Pure Foods and Drug Act in 1906
mainly
In response to poor food production methods
expanded to problems in the drug trade
44. Pharmacist abandoned their in-shop
manufacturing of the ingredients in the
prescriptions.
Pharmaceutical Industry progressed
45. The Era and count and Pour
20th century dramatic change for medical care
including Pharmacy.
(1928 )
46. cortisones, tranquilizers, antihypertensives,
radioisotopes and oral contraceptives was also
discovered
High technology was applied to the production
of medicines after WWII ( 1941-1942 )
pharmaceutical Industries became one of the
most advanced industries in the world.
47. 1930s – 75% of Rx required compounding by a
pharmacist
1950s – 25% of Rx required compounding by a
pharmacist
1960s – only 4% (1 in 25 Rx) needed
compounding
1970s – only 1% ( 1 in 100 Rx ) needed
compounding skills
48. Pharmacist were not a loss for work as the
number of prescriptions grew, or new effective
drugs came into the market.
Chain drugstores displacing independent
corner drugstores especially in urban areas.
49. Laws regulating the production of drugs
and pharmacy were modernized.
BS Pharmacy was extended to 5 years
and curriculum continued to emphasize
physical sciences which underlie the
making of medicines.
50. Pharmacy Practice Today- Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy took over the an aspect of medical care
partially abandoned by physicians
Drug utilization
survey polls that Pharmacist is one of the trusted
in the field of medicines administration
51. Pharmacy Practice Today- Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy took over the an aspect of medical care
partially abandoned by physicians
Drug utilization
survey polls that Pharmacist is one of the trusted
in the field of medicines administration
62. III. The Empiric Period
Pre – Spanished era there were herbolarios – men
skilled in the use of healing herbs
63. Pharmaceutical forms adopted by the early
cuarenderos or quack doctors were confined to:
1. Macerations in cold and hot water
2. Infusions or decoctions in oil of the curative
plant parts
3. Poultices and some powders
4. Resinous plasters and salves with a waxy
base
5. inhalations and fumigations and a few
empyreumatic products.
65. C. The University of Santo Tomas and the
Development of Pharmacy in the Philippines
The UST was the first great institution of
learning established in the Philippines.
Fr. Miguel de Benavides, a s
66. “Colegio de Nuestra Senora del Rosario de Santo Tomas” located in
Intramuros.
68. Fr. Fernando Santa Maria (1704-1774)
Dominican priest, native of madrid
“ Medicinas Caseras” 1st ed. 1786 –
contained suggestions for treatment of certain
diseases.
3 Topics of the book:
1. Medicinal barks and herbs
2. Various sickness
3. Various secrets and rareties worth knowing
69. Fr. Blanco , OSA and his botanical masterpiece
“Flora de Filipinas”
70. Post- Pharmacy Period
Once the was firmly established in July, 1871
its work and teaching mission started
smoothly.
Professors had to be contracted from Spain.
1871 there were about 8 students enrolled
and out of these 6 were graduated as
Bachelors in 1875 and as Licenciates in
1876.
Doctor s degree were granted by the Govt ,
this was reserved only to Universidad
Central de. Madrid.
71. Foreign Pharmacist come to
Philippines to do business or to
practice their profession.
Rector should approve first before
the Foreign Pharmacist to practice
here in the Philippines.
Examination was given to them
73. Admission of Spanish and Foreign Pharmacists
to Practice in the Philippines:
Govt and University immediately took steps to
solve first in connection with the admission of
foreign pharmacists.
74. Establishment of the school of “
Practicantes de Medicina y Farmacia”
The purpose is to protect the health of the
Filipinos by producing well-trained
practitioners to help the physicians and
pharmacist.
there were lot of students flocked to the
university to enroll in the new course.
75.
76. Superior Gobierno – approve and granted the official permit
in December , 1879.
Rules and Regulation was promulgated by the Rector and
administration of the University among which were the
following important points:
1. The course will be given in 4 semesters
2. Classes shall be daily
3. Students must be able:
a. to read and write and possess a knowledge of the catholic
doctrine
b. 18 years old shown in baptismal certificate and an affidavit
of nationality
c. Must undergo and pass an entrance examination that will
include arithmetic
4. Students must practice in any drug store or laboratory during
the last 3 semester of the course
5. After completion of four semesters study, must pass both
theoretical and a practical examination
77. The Hospitals and Drugstores in the
Philippines During the Spanish Era
Many hospitals were already in operation in
the islands during the Pharmacy Period and
in this respect, the Spanish government
deserved some credit.
The first hospital built by the Spaniards was
the Military Hospital in Cebu, built by Legaspi
in 1565.
78. 1. Hospital de San Juan de Dios – constructed
in 1577
by the Franciscans
79. 2. San Lazaro – also built by the Franciscans in the
same year
80. 3. Hospital de San Gabriel in Binondo – 1588-
managed by Dominicans
83. 6. Hospital de San Jose at Cavite – 1641
7. The Foundling Hospital de San Jose –
1782
8. Hospital for Lepers in Cebu – 1850
84. The Boticas or Drugstore during Spanish
period
Started as a small apothecary shop at Escolta, Manila in 1830 by
Spanish Pharmacist and physician, Don Lorenzo Negrao.
85. Botica de Santa Cruz established in 1861, located at Plaza de
Goiti
Original name Farmacia y Drogueria D. Pablo Schuster
It passed through several hands until 1902 it was purchase Dr.
Carlos Jarhling, a German-Filipino Pharmacist and Mr. Luis
Santos, A Philippine born Spaniard
86. Besides from the two drug establishment , there
were smaller business concerns in the City of
Manila and other big cities of the country
1. Botica Zobel, Botica Von Borrie and Botica de
la Divisoria (1878)
2. Farmacia de Quiapo (1883 )
3. Botica Nino in Cebu
4. Botica De Lalloc in Cagayan de Luzon
5. Botica de D. Mariano Kuhnell
6. Botica de D. Oscar Reyman in Binondo
7. Botica de Fernnadez
87. C. Pharmacy In the Philippines During The
American Occupation Until Its
Independence
88. Establishment of the Board of
pharmaceutical Examiners
The military government by the American
Army organized the Board of Pharmaceutical
Examiners under a military order in 1903.
later converted into Act No. 597 of the
Philippine Commission
Board of examiners composed of a chairman,
and two chairman took charge of the
registration of the pharmacists and supervision
of their practice
89. 1904 – Started as a review class organized by Dr. Alejandro
Albert through
the request of some UST graduates to help them in board
examinations
1915- converted into the Manila College of Pharmacy by Atty.
Felimon Tanchoco
1929- Manila College of Pharmacy and Dentistry
1947 – Manila Central University ( MCU )
90. 1911 – Dr. Andrew Dumez was its first director upon the
recommendation late Dr. Edwards Kremers of the University of
Winconsin.
succeeded by Dr. Manuel del Rosario and was passed on to Dr.
Partocinio Valenzuela
Dr. Alfredo Abcede, Dr. Jesusa Concha, Dr. Natividad de
Castro, Dr Amorita Castillo, Dr. Magdalena Cantoria.