A pharmacy is a retail shop providing pharmaceutical drugs and other products. Modern Apothecary is an independent pharmacy with old time hospitality. Offerings include: Compounding, Immunizations, Natural Products, Over the Counter items, Consultation and Delivery.
What are modern day apothecaries called?
Pharmacists and chemists have taken over the role of apothecaries. In German-speaking countries, pharmacies are still called apothecaries. They are legally required to be run by a licensed pharmacist.
Now apothecaries are known as pharmacies or drug stores. They provide medications, prescriptions, and natural remedies. Some companies use "apothecary" for branding.
Modern Apothecary is a locally owned, independent modern pharmacy, with the hospitality of an old time apothecary. Pharmacy offerings include: Compounding, Immunizations, Natural Products, Over the Counter items, Personalized Medication Consultation and Home Delivery.
The word apothecary is an archaic term used to describe one who prepared and sold drugs and compounds as medicine, like a modern-day pharmacist.
In the past, apothecaries were responsible for gathering and preparing medicinal herbs and other ingredients, compounding medications, and dispensing them. Apothecaries investigated herbal and chemical ingredients, a precursor to modern chemistry and pharmacology.
Although the sign at the back of the shop in the old town square said apothecary, most people called the man behind the counter by his modern title, “pharmacist”.
Apothecary shops evolved into modern pharmacies with standardized drug production and regulations requiring licensed pharmacists to dispense medications.