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. 2010 Jul-Sep;78(3):397-409.
doi: 10.3797/scipharm.1004-06. Epub 2010 Jun 15.

Austrian pharmacy in the 18 and 19th century

Christa Kletter  1
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Austrian pharmacy in the 18 and 19th century

Christa Kletter. Sci Pharm. 2010 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

This overview reflects the extensive changes in the health care system which had significant effects on the apothecaryâs profession and education. In the 18(th) century Maria Theresia assigned Gerard van Swieten to modernize the medical curriculum and to work out reforms for health care. The resulting sanitary bill released in 1770 and amended in 1773 became effective for the whole empire and influenced greatly the apothecaryâs profession. The Viennese Medical Faculty continued to be the supervisory body for the apothecaries, a situation which prolonged the conflicts between the faculty and the apothecaries. The financial and social distress prevalent in the 19(th) century also affected the apothecary business and led to a crisis of the profession. Furthermore, the apothecariesâ missing influence over the sanitary authorities delayed the release of a badly needed new apothecary bill until 1906. The introduction of a specific pharmaceutical curriculum at the university in 1853 was a great step forward to improve the pharmaceutical education. Nevertheless, the secondary school exam was not compulsory for the studies until 1920 and, therefore, the graduates were not on a par with other university graduates before that date. Women, except nuns, were not allowed to work as pharmacists until 1900.

Keywords: Apothecary; Austria; History of Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical education.

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