{"product_id":"2026200017289-secondhand-official-handbook-for-pharmacists","title":"Official Handbook For Pharmacists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Board is damaged as per photo, tanning and foxing to pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornerstone of pharmaceutical regulation in colonial and early Federation Australia, the Official Handbook for Pharmacists issued by the Pharmacy Board of Victoria stands as an authoritative compendium of the laws and professional standards governing the practice of pharmacy in the state. The handbook presents a rigorous summary of legislation relating to the practice of pharmacy, alongside the sale, custody, and distribution of poisons and dangerous drugs, reflecting the era's growing recognition of public health as a matter of civic importance. Written with the precision and clarity demanded of a legal and professional reference, it instructs practitioners on their obligations under Victorian statute, serving as both a compliance guide and a definitive statement of professional conduct.\n\nBeyond its practical utility, this volume chronicles a pivotal period in the formalisation of the Australian pharmaceutical profession, capturing the legislative frameworks that shaped modern medicine and public safety standards across the continent. The Pharmacy Board of Victoria's meticulous attention to regulatory detail illustrates the broader movement toward professionalisation that defined late 19th and early 20th century institutional life in Australia. For historians of medicine, law, and Australian social history, this handbook remains an invaluable primary source — a rare window into the world that defined who could dispense, sell, and handle the substances upon which lives depended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210262651099,"sku":"2026200017289-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c648ae6d-6828-4dfa-af11-095de645a14b.png?v=1788268316","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017289-secondhand-official-handbook-for-pharmacists","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}