Welcome
to the BSHP website.
The British Society for the History of Pharmacy was formed in 1967 having originated from a committee of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
It seeks to act as a focus for the development of all areas of the history of pharmacy, from the works of the ancient apothecary to today's ever-changing role of the community, hospital, academic, wholesale or industrial pharmacist.
Upcoming Events:
Monday, 7th October 2024
Online Talk: History of medicinal plants in the Qur'an & other religious texts.
Monday 25 November 2024
Online talk: The making of a quinologist: cinchona and quinine science in the work of John Eliot Howard (1807-1883)
Saturday 5 April 2025
Annual Conference
Monday, 7th October 2024
Online Talk: History of medicinal plants in the Qur'an & other religious texts.
Monday 25 November 2024
Online talk: The making of a quinologist: cinchona and quinine science in the work of John Eliot Howard (1807-1883)
Saturday 5 April 2025
Annual Conference