These model powerpoint presentations contain example slides that comprehensively cover the topics outlined in AIHP’s Guidelines on Teaching History in Pharmacy Education. Instructors should choose to use the slides that cover the topics that are appropriate to their particular history of pharmacy class or module.
Sample slide about the Era of Blockbuster Drugs from Presentation E – Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry
The Teaching History of Pharmacy Committee members (2017-2019) of the AACP History SIG were responsible for the creation of these PowerPoint Presentations:
Sumerian Cuneiform Prescription, c. 2100 BCE
Download Presentation A – Introduction to the Study of Pharmacy History (.pptx)
Download Presentation A – Introduction to the Study of Pharmacy History (.pdf)
Learning Objectives:
Arabic medical scholar Rhazes
Presentation B: Evolution of Pharmacy Practice (75 slides)
Download Presentation B – Evolution of Pharmacy Practice (.pptx)
Download Presentation B – Evolution of Pharmacy Practice (.pdf)
Topics Covered:
Sample slide about Federal Pharmacy Law Development
Download Presentation C – Pharmacy Regulation via State and Federal Governance (.pptx)
Download Presentation C – Pharmacy Regulation via State and Federal Governance (.pdf)
Topics Covered:
Sample slide about Early US Pharmacy Education
Download Presentation D – Pharmacy Education (.pptx)
Download Presentation D – Pharmacy Education (.pdf)
Topics Covered:
Sample slide about the Age of Quackery
Download Presentation E – Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry (.pptx)
Download Presentation E – Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry (.pdf)
Topics Covered:
Sample Slide about National Pharmacy Organizations
Presentation F: History of Professional Association (29 slides)
Download Presentation F: History of Professional Association (.pptx)
Download Presentation F: History of Professional Association (.pdf)
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Access the Pharmacy in History JSTOR Archive
All past issues of Pharmacy in History have been digitized and are text-searchable at JSTOR.
Note: Academic libraries seeking subscriptions to History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals should directly contact the University of Wisconsin Press.
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Upcoming events of interest to pharmacists and historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields.
March 21-24, 2025: APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition, Nashville, TN.
May 1-4, 2025: Annual Meeting of the American Association of the History of Medicine, Boston, MA.
May 13-16, 2025: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
June 7-11, 2025: ASHP Pharmacy Futures Meeting, Charlotte, NC.
July 19-22, 2025: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
December 7-11, 2025: ASHP Midyear, Las Vegas, NV.