The word pharmacy is derived from its root word pharma which was a term used since the 15th–17th centuries. However, the original Greek roots from pharmakos imply sorcery or even poison. In addition to pharma responsibilities, the pharma offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. The pharma (as it was referred to) often operated through a retail shop which, in addition to ingredients for medicines, sold tobacco and patent medicines. Often the place that did this was called an apothecary and several languages have this as the dominant term, though their practices are more akin to a modern pharmacy, in English the term apothecary would today be seen as outdated or only approproriate if herbal remedies were on offer to a large extent. The pharmas also used many other herbs not listed. The Greek word Pharmakeia (Greek: φαρμακεία) derives from pharmakon (φάρμακον), meaning "drug", "medicine" (or "poison").[n 1]
What does the term pharmakos come from?
Does it have positive connotations?
What does it mean?
What would be the Greek word for drug or medicine?
And what came from that word?
When was the term pharma first used?
Is that where the term pharmacy came from?
Did pharmas only distribute medicines?
What is something else they did?
What about for pregnant women?
Could you get tobacco at a pharma?
Were they stand alone enterprises?
What is a common name for these stores?
Is that only used in English?
What would you compare an apothecary to nowadays?
Is that still a descriptive definition?
What would make it so?
Did pharmas list all herbs they used?
Could I get a patent medicine at a pharma?
What about ingredients for other medicines?
Greek
 Greek roots from pharmakos
no
 Greek roots from pharmakos imply sorcery or even poison
sorcery or even poison
Greek roots from pharmakos imply sorcery or even poison
pharmakon
pharmakon (φάρμακον), meaning "drug", "medicine"
Pharmakeia
The Greek word Pharmakeia
15th century
 pharma which was a term used since the 15th–17th centuries
yes
The word pharmacy is derived from its root word pharma
no
the pharma offered general medical advice and a range of services
offered general medical advice
 the pharma offered general medical advice
midwifery
a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery
yes
 in addition to ingredients for medicines, sold tobacco and patent medicines
yes
The pharma (as it was referred to) often operated through a retail shop
an apothecary
 the place that did this was called an apothecary
no
 was called an apothecary and several languages have this as the dominant term
pharmacy
 called an apothecary and several languages have this as the dominant term, though their practices are more akin to a modern pharmacy,
no
in English the term apothecary would today be seen as outdated
if they sold herbal remedies
r only approproriate if herbal remedies were on offer to a large extent
no
The pharmas also used many other herbs not listed
yes
The pharma (as it was referred to) often operated through a retail shop which, in addition to ingredients for medicines, sold tobacco and patent medicines
yes
 The pharma (as it was referred to) often operated through a retail shop which, in addition to ingredients for medicines