O Regimento dos preços dos medicamentos... na farmácia brasileira oitocentista / Regulation of drug prices in nineteenth-century Bazilian pharmacy

Resumo Em 5 de novembro de 1808, dom João de Bragança promulgou um alvará sobre o exercício dos boticários e o preço das drogas e ordenou a criação de um regulamento para taxar o custo dos medicamentos comercializados no Brasil. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1809, o Regimento dos preços dos medicamentos... ganhou novas edições nos anos subsequentes e tornou-se um indispensável instrumento de trabalho para os envolvidos com a feitura e o comércio dos remédios. Este texto situa historicamente e destaca esse documento brevemente explorado pelos pesquisadores da história da farmácia brasileira, visto ter sido uma das primeiras iniciativas do governo luso-brasileiro condizentes com a atividade farmacêutica no Brasil no século XIX.

Abstract On November 5th, 1808, D. João de Bragança issued a license about the practice of druggists and the price of drugs and ordered the creation of a regulation to tax the cost of medicines marketed in Brazil. First published on 1809, the Regimento dos preços dos medicamentos... gained new editions in the following years and became an indispensable working tool for those involved in the making and trading of drugs at this time. This paper situates historically and sheds light on a document briefly explored by the researchers of the history of the Brazilian pharmacy, taking into account that it was one of the first initiatives of the Luso-Brazilian government in line with the pharmaceutical activity in Brazil in the nineteenth century.

Los farmacéuticos en Jerez de los Caballeros (Badajoz, España) durante el siglo XIX / Pharmacists from Jerez de los Caballeros (Badajoz, Spain) in 19th century

La Farmacia durante el siglo XIX era una profesión separada de la Medicina, dedicada fundamentalmente a la preparación, conservación y dispensación de medicamentos. Mediante el análisis delos documentos existentes en el Archivo Histórico de la ciudad de Jerez de los Caballeros, se siguió el devenir de los boticarios y farmacéuticos de ese siglo, así como las vicisitudes y problemas que enfrentaron para su asentamiento en la localidad, mediante la presentación de sus títulos ante el Ayuntamiento, y para la apertura de sus respectivas oficinas de farmacia. Se pudo conocer que entre sus obligaciones estuvo el suministro de medicamentos a los enfermos pobres, al hospital, a los presos ya los pacientes militares. El Subdelegado de Farmacia fue el encargado de realizar inspecciones y evitar el intrusismo. Las viudas e hijos menores de los farmacéuticos fallecidos tuvieron el derecho de continuar con la farmacia abierta, siempre que la regentase un boticario autorizado(AU)

Pharmacy was a profession separated from medicine, mainly devoted to preparation, storage and sale of drugs. By analyzing the Historical Files of the city of Jerez de los Caballeros, we studied the evolution of the druggists and pharmacists throughout the 19th century, their misfortunes and problems that faced to settle down in the town when presenting their titles to the Town Hall, and to open their retail pharmacies. Among their duties were the supply of medicines to poor patients, the Hospital, prisoners and military patients. The figure of subdelegate of Pharmacy was given the task of supervision and of avoiding intrusism. The widows and children of deceased pharmacists could continue with the pharmacy, provided that an authorized apothecary agreed to manage it(AU)

El catedrático de Farmacia Manuel Serafín Johnson Larralde / Pharmacy specialist Manuel Serafin Jonhson Sarralde

El doctor Manuel Serafín Johnson Larralde se incorporó a la docencia en la Universidad de La Habana y al ejercicio de la profesión inmediatamente después de su graduación como doctor en Farmacia en 1883. Se presentan los principales datos sobre su trayectoria estudiantil en esa institución, la cual debió transitar con gran esfuerzo y perseverancia dada su condición de huérfano y la carencia de suficientes recursos económicos para abonar los pagos establecidos. También se ofrecen los detalles de su vida académica en la Universidad, marcada por reiteradas licencias que solicitó para viajar al extranjero por motivos de salud, según consta en su expediente administrativo. Se hace referencia a su destacado desempeño como propietario de una farmacia que llegó a convertir en farmacia-droguería, la cual logró prestigiar gracias a la profesionalidad de los servicios que se prestaban en ella. Johnson Larralde supo garantizar la formación universitaria de sus cinco hijos; cuatro de ellos farmacéuticos, quienes se convirtieron en continuadores de su tenaz dedicación a la especialidad. Por el legado que dejó tanto en la enseñanza universitaria, como en la práctica de la profesión merece un sitial de honor en la historia de la Farmacia en Cuba(AU)

Dr Manuel Serafin Johnson Larralde became professor at the University of Havana and began performing his profession right after graduating as Doctor of Pharmacy in 1883. This article presented the main data on his student life in that institution, which required a lot of efforts and perseverance since he was an orphan and did not have enough financial resources to pay the fees. It also provided details of his academic life at the University where one may see that he had to ask for permissions several times to travel to other countries because of health problems. Reference was made to his outstanding performance as the owner of a drugstore that became one of the most famous thanks to the quality of service rendered there. Johnson Larralde could guarantee the university studies of his five children who became pharmacists (4 of them) and continued the tenacious and devoted work of their father in this specialty. Taking into account his legacy in the university education and in the field of pharmacy, he deserves to hold very special place in the history of pharmacy in Cuba(AU)