St Louis College of Pharmacy - Prescripto Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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-----Ls Dnfsclzlnto The Importance of Pharmacy in Chemistry The science of chemistry originated in the prescription laboratories of ethical pharmacists who lived centuries ago. Many people do not realize the contributions of these and later pharmacists to the sciences of Medicine, Botany and Pharma- cognosy, and Analytical Chemistry. In preparing the pharmacist of today, great stress is laid on chemistry as well as pharmacy. Pharmacy has a chemistry all of its own, and because of this condition the pharmacist must be specially trained. The chemical engineer cannot take the place of the pharmaceutical chemist because of his lack of training in pharmacy. It is for this reason that colleges of pharmacy produce pharmaceutical chemists, other schools cannot produce such men. In the past, the pharmacist was looked upon as a magic worker. He was thought to be an agent of the devil and through this association much mysticism resulted. In spite of the mystical air surrounding the pharmacist, he became a care- ful observer. The true science of chemistry was revealed when these observations were correlated. After this practice had been at large for many years and in view of the fact that baser metals could not be turned to gold the majority of the in- dulgers in this practice, who were not pharmacists but alchemists, turned to other lines of endeavor. The pharmacist, however, saw the necessity of a knowledge of chemistry in his profession and carried his investigations on in this science. This continued interest in chemistry by the pharmacist led to the discovery of many substances. Chemical knowledge was then forthcoming and every year brought many new achievements in this field. The pharmacist of long ago was a very careful worker and a very careful observer. As an example of these workers I could mention many. Some of these pharmacists, who have been outstanding, are Sertuerner, Scheele, Pelletier, and Caventon. As an example of their work I might mention the discovery of Mor- phine by Sertuerner, which alone has done moreto alleviate suffering than all of the work done in the Held of surgery by physicians. This is only a fragment of the achievements brought about by pharmacists. The study of plants and plant principles by the pharmacist has created the sciences of Botany and Pharmacognosy. It is true that in recent years Botany has become a specialized science and that the latest developments have been brought about by specialists in this lineg but the science of Pharmacognosy, the most important of the two, has been in the past and will be in the future developed entirely by the pharmacist. At present there is no school in the country where plant chemistry can be studied except in the pharmacy school. It is, therefore, fitting and proper that the pharmacist of today realize the high standards which their predecessors have set and train themselves to carry on this great work. This is precisely the attitude taken in the pharmaceutical chemical curriculum. The students are trained to meet the demands of the pharmaceutical chemical profes- sion and to keep the profession of Pharmacy upon the staunch pedestal where it has rested for many centuries. ...-I 3 2 1-... :r 1 r Page 'Tl1i'rty'Six