William Procter, Jr.

“Pharmacist” is a more common synonym for apothecary. Some contemporary companies and drugstore owners use the old-fashioned charm of the term apothecary to label products they sell.

Apothecary shops sold ingredients and the medicines they prepared wholesale to other medical practitioners, as well as dispensing them to patients. In seventeenth century England, they also controlled the trade of tobacco which was imported as a medicine.

An apothecary is a term of professional distinction, like a doctor or dentist. An apothecary is a person….

The main difference between Pharmacist and Apothecary is that the Pharmacist is a healthcare professional who practices in pharmacy and Apothecary is a historical name for a medical professional now called a pharmacist….

Apothecaries would mix herbs to create several classes of medications, including pain relievers, vomit inducers, fever reducers and inflammation reducers….In the Colonial times, apothecaries commonly used:

• Bergamot.
• Lavender.
• Mint.
• Basil.
• Dill.
• Thyme.
• Rosemary.
• Sage.

The process of bloodletting (withdrawal of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease) practiced by monks was passed on to barber surgeons, thus cementing them within the surgical field….

Starting from the Middle Ages, barbers often served as surgeons and dentists. In addition to haircutting, hairdressing, and shaving, barbers performed surgery, bloodletting and leeching, fire cupping, enemas, and the extraction of teeth; earning them the name “barber surgeons”.

In London, after 1745, this was conducted by the Surgeons’ Company and after 1800 by The Royal College of Surgeons. If successful they were awarded a diploma, not a degree, therefore they were unable to call themselves ‘Doctor’, and stayed instead with the title ‘Mr’.

If you’re an Ed. D running a school or school system, go right ahead and ask students to call you “doctor.” They need to use a title, so why not doctor instead of mister? And by all means, put it in your email signature and your online bio….

What are they called? If they are a surgeon, the title of a consultant is Mr, Mrs, Ms or Professor. If they are a physician (i.e. non-surgeon) then their title is doctor/Dr.

Are surgeons paid per surgery? There is no justice to the way surgeons get paid for performing surgery.

Though instances of doctors and patients entering romantic relationships are indeed rare, it does sometimes happen. Physicians sometimes have sexual relationships with patients, or with former patients. Sometimes the initiator is the physician, and sometimes it is the patient.

The main reason for doing a genital exam is to make sure the genitals are maturing normally, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Overdeveloped or underdeveloped genitals can signal an underlying hormonal problem requiring treatment, says Dr….