Part 1 of Essay
The profession of pharmacy was founded in the art and science of compounding medications. The beginning of compounding dates back to medieval times with priests, monks, and medicine men. Specialization first occurred in the early 9th century in the civilized world around Baghdad. Over time it gradually spread to Europe as ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... this time that a pharmacist, known as a compounder or apothecary, became known as a dispenser of manufactured drugs. In the 1980's and now in the 1990's, patients and doctors are realizing the need for specific doses and customized medications. Today, almost 43,000 compounded dosage forms are dispensed each day. In the 1990's, even with the popularity of compounding growing again only a few pharmacists can be known as a compounder or apothecary, because this technique was forgotten by most. The Evolution of ....