- Author
- Heiges, George L.
- Date of Publication
- 1946
prepare
drugs for the apothecary, while the apothecary was permitted to both pre-
scribe and dispense medicines. In later times, and particularly in colonial
America, the word DRUGGIST signified a wholesaler, while the word APOTHE-
CARY was applied to one who was a retailer. The word PHARMACY has
been