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10-07-25, 06:42
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Chemists and Pharmacists
My great great grandfather was a chemist and druggist. He ran his business until about 1900.
He made all sorts of products from cordials to toothpaste. When the grandchildren were unwell he would send a bottle of medicine through the post. He had no qualifications. When I was a child you could buy all sorts of things from the chemist including dried chillies and camera film.None of us had health issues so I didn't pick up prescriptions. Now you can only get your medicine if the pharmacist is present. Does anyone know when this changed?
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10-07-25, 07:20
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A quick google says 2013. I cannot believe that.
50 years ago, maybe more, I occasionally bought saltpetre to make spiced brisket. I had to sign the poisons register AND the chemist had to oversee the sale. I know that's not the same as dispensed medicines, but still. OC
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10-07-25, 08:36
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Aargh. Pressed wrong key and lost my post.
Wonder if it came in with the NHS? The poisons register is more about responsibility than knowledge. I've found a road sweeper's son who becomes a chemist. He started as an errand boy, so if he had any qualifications, it must have been from night school. But I bet he just learned on the job.
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10-07-25, 09:10
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OH's grandfather was a pharmaceutical chemist in Worksop.
OH's cousin has the original indenture of his apprenticeship to John Frank of Whitby in 1887, a copy of which hangs in our hall. His mother paid the fee.
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10-07-25, 09:26
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Google's "AI Overview" (which I try to avoid using) says the Medicines Act 1968.
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10-07-25, 10:20
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OH's grandfather qualified in 1896.
There is an announcement in the Glasgow Herald in that year announcing the results of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. He was the only one qualifying in a Major Examination for registration as a Pharmaceutical Chemist. It appears he took the examination in Manchester. The other candidates qualified in a minor examination for registration as chemists and druggists. Last edited by ElizabethHerts; 10-07-25 at 10:32.
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10-07-25, 12:31
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Sliding off topic (as usual), I have it in my mind that chemists in France can tell you whether the mushrooms you've picked are poisonous or not.
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13-07-25, 21:20
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Italy too I think OC.
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