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How Medicines Were Made

Synopsis
A highly informative film entitled How medicines were made, revealing some of the secrets of pharmacy’s history, is on sale.

The film shows Peter Homan, retired community pharmacist and one of the Museum’s volunteers, demonstrating various techniques including pill-making, producing cachets and using a Brockedon press to make tablets.

The 15-minute film is subtitled to increase its accessibility and flexibility of use.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
history of medicine; medicines; pharmaceuticals

Credits

Contributor
Peter Homan

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£12.50
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
15 minutes
Year
2014

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£12.50
Year
2014

Distributor

Name

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Web
http://www.rpharms.com/home/home.asp External site opens in new window
Phone
0207 572 2737
Address
1 Lambeth High Street
London
SE1 7JN

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