What is an oxymel? How many teaspoonsful make a fluid drachm? How did a pharmacist make pills?
The answers to these questions, and many more, can be found in a series of illustrated information sheets on objects in the history of pharmacy. The illustrations are mainly drawn from images available as postcards from the Society's museum.
The information sheets are available here in PDF format. If you are unable to print the information sheets, they are available by post. Please contact the museum on 020 7572 2210.
Click on the relevant title below for each information sheet.
Information sheets about aspects of the Society's history are available here in PDF format. If you are unable to print the information sheets, they are available by post. Please contact the museum on 020 7572 2210.
Click on the relevant title below for each information sheet.

This information sheet outlines some of the health and safety, and legal issues surrounding collections of pharmacy material in museums. Click on the link below:
Historic pharmacy collections: care and safety issues
For a series of information sheets based on the Museum's annual Developing treatments display, click here