Apothecaries Act 1815

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The Apothecaries Act 1815 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 55 Geo.lll, c.194) with the long title "An Act for better regulating the Practice of Apothecaries throughout England and Wales".

The Act introduced compulsory apprenticeship and formal qualifications for apothecaries, in modern terms general practitioners, under the licence of the Society of Apothecaries. It was the beginning of regulation of the medical profession in the UK.

The Act required instruction in anatomy, botany, chemistry, materia medica and "physic", in addition to six months' practical hospital experience.

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Warren M. (2003). 1800-1849 (HTML). A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.