The Profession of Pharmacy

he Origins of Pharmacy Practice Beginning as an ancient art combining nature’s elements with spiritualism or magic, pharmacy has undergone significant change and is now a scientific pursuit. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are educated and trained to ensure the well-being of the patient population. The use of drugs in healing is as old as civilization itself. Modern archaeologists have unearthed clay tablets listing hundreds of medicinal preparations. Early inhabitants used the trial-and-error method to compile lists of drugs, pharmacopeias, or dispensatories and modern day formularies are based on these drug lists.