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Dose of History – Hot Sodas

As the weather grew cold, it was common for drugstores to sell “hot-sodas”, with one pharmaceutical trade magazine from 1919 stating that “Chocolates, beef bouillon, tomato puree, [and] malted milk with egg are among the hot-soda standbys”. Although some of these flavors may seem odd to the modern reader, hot-soda may have been closer to […]

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Dose of History – Pharmacy and the Holidays

Drugstores nowadays are not generally considered the best place to do your Thanksgiving shopping. In 1929, however, one columnist writing for the trade magazine Druggist’s Circular argued otherwise: “in the pharmacopeia […] will be found cloves, cinnamon, pepper, nutmegs, lemon peel, and orange peel. Then, too, coriander, anise, celery seed, dill, allspice and mace”. Indeed, […]

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Dose of History – Women & the Pharmaceutical Press

The early twentieth century saw a considerable increase in the amount of women working in medical fields. This was the product of a number of trends, including the Women’s Suffrage Movement, the professionalization of American medicine, and the gradual supplantation of apprenticeship in favor of academic training. Pharmacy in particular was comparatively accessible for many […]

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Digitizing Pharmacy Trade Catalogs – the Work Continues!

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is thrilled to announce that the latest batch of trade catalogs, digitized in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC), is now live! The AIHP jointly holds one of the top pharmaceutical trade catalog collections in the world and has been working with UWDCC […]

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AIHP Calendar of Events

Upcoming events hosted by AIHP

January, 21, 2026, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Spring Semester Welcome Back Event: A critical reading of Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, hosted by Kelly O'Donnell, Towson Unviersity.
February 18, 2026, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Audrey Ke Zhao, UC Santa Cruz & CHSTM Research Fellow
March 18, 2026, 11:00 am (Central): Pharmacy History Working Group: Ryan A. Kashanipour, University of Arizona


 

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Calendar of Events

Upcoming events of interest to pharmacists and historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields.

December 7-11, 2025: ASHP Midyear, Las Vegas, NV.
January 14, 2026: JCPP January 2026, Alexandria, VA.
March 27-30, 2026: APhA 2026, Los Angeles, CA.
April 18-21, 2026: NACDS Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL.
June 3-7, 2026: AAHM 2026, Buffalo, NY.
June 13-17, 2026: ASHP Pharmacy Futures, Charlotte, NC.
June 25, 2026: JCPP June 2026, Alexandria, VA.
July 18-21, 2026: AACP Pharmacy Education, Grapevine, TX.
September 17, 2026: JCPP September 2026, Alexandria, VA.
October 3-6, 2026: 2026 NCPA Annual Convention, Kansas City.




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