We are pleased to celebrate several members of our Board whose leadership, service, and generosity have recently been recognized by the national pharmacy community and by institutions they have long…
At AIHP, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. Today, we’re excited to introduce our Communications Coordinator, Samantha Popek, whose creativity and attention to detail…
The early twentieth century was a time of rapid change in pharmaceutical practice. Prohibitionary laws, instituted for the first time on the federal level, would dramatically shift the relationships between…
The Executive Director Notebook is an occasional series in which AIHP Executive Director Luc Richert shares reflections on his work, professional experiences, and travels, offering a more personal perspective on the life…
We are hiring! Help us shine a light on pharmacy history. Who We Are Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy…
If you love the history of pharmacy, apothecary traditions, or the evolution of medicine, there’s an incredible (and free!) resource you may not even know about: the Nationaal Farmaceutisch Museum,…
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is seeking nominations for the Robert P. Fischelis Award. The AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award honors the late Robert P. Fischelis (1891-1981),…
AIHP invites nominations for the Edward Kremers Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarship in the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The AIHP awards the Edward Kremers Award to recognize the author(s)…
In 1928, The Opium Problem, authored by Charles Terry and Mildred Pellens, was published by the New York City Bureau of Hygiene. The book contains testimonies from dozens of medical…
This Dose of History contains historical material, created between roughly 1891 and 1913, that reflects the social norms, scientific knowledge, and cultural attitudes of its time. Readers may encounter language,…
