aFAHF1_11 History of Pharmacy

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Tünde Ambrus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Tünde Ambrus, Ph.D.
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main aims of the course are: to give students basic information on several aspects of higher education system and study at the university, to characterize pharmacy and its position and function in the health-care system, basic terms and relationships in field of remedies and medicinal products. Important aim of the course is to inform students about historical development of pharmacy, of its social position in different historical periods and cultures, and make a contribution to forming the professional morality and cohesion of the students.
Learning outcomes
After attending the course the student will be able:
- to describe the role an function of pharmacy in the healthcare system in the terms of their historical development;
- to define and characterize the main periods of development of pharmacy;
- to identify and summarize the most important events in development of the European and Czech pharmacy;
- understand and explain current problems and trends in pharmacy in the context of its historical development.
Syllabus
  • - Higher education system, universities - intorduction to study. History of universities in Europe, Czech Republic and Brno.
  • - Pharmacy and its role within the healthcare system. Basic terminology of pharmacy.
  • - History of Pharmacy as a scientific discipline.
  • - Periodization of pharmacy history.
  • - Healing in the prehistoric and ancient times.
  • - Pharmacy as a relatively independent profession. Pharmacy in the Middle Ages.
  • - Pharmacy in the modern time.
  • - Differentiation of pharmaceutical functions. Development of pharmaceutical sciences.
  • - Development of pharmaceutical branches I (pharmaceutical industry, wholesaling).
  • - Development of pharmaceutical branches II (pharmacy practice, pharmacy control).
  • - Development of pharmaceutical branches III (pharmacy education, research).
  • - Professional pharmaceutical literature. Development of pharmacopoeias.
  • - Pharmaceutical professional and scientific organizations. Development of the international cooperation in pharmacy.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KELLY, William N. Pharmacy : what it is and how it works. Fourth edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2018, xxi, 397. ISBN 9781138038332. info
  • ZEBROSKI, Bob. A brief history of pharmacy : humanity's search for wellness. New York: Routledge, 2016, 1 online. ISBN 9781315685830. URL info
  • HELMSTÄDTER, Axel; Jutta HERMANN and Evemarie WOLF. Leitfaden der Pharmaziegeschichte. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Eschborn: Govi, 2011, 196 stran. ISBN 9783774111691. info
  • Making medicines : a brief history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. Edited by Stuart Anderson. First published. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2005, xviii, 318. ISBN 0853695970. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written exam (minimal success rate: 65%)
The content of the exam is based on the topics discussed in the lectures.
Language of instruction
English
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