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“A Joke or a Tragedy?”: Reflections on U.S. Drug History from the Archives
Gabriel Lake Carter reflects on 20th Century materials from the AIHP archives and what they suggest about drugs & pharmacy in the 21st.
Gabriel Lake Carter
Aug 24, 20237 min read
“In the footsteps of the poppy”
A new virtual exhibition by the National Pharmaceutical Museum The Netherlands’ Nationaal Farmaceutisch Museum has launched their virtual...
Points Editors
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Points Interview: Philipp Rühr, Archival Researcher Network participant.
Following on from my recent post on the emergence of the non-profit psychedelic prior art library Porta Sophia, and its Archival...
Amanda Pratt
Dec 1, 20229 min read
Introducing the Archival Researcher Network
Editor’s Note: Amanda Pratt returns to the Pharmaceutical Inequalities series to introduce the Archival Researcher Network by Porta...
Amanda Pratt
Nov 29, 20226 min read
When the Medicine Man Comes Knocking: The Push for Modernization of Pharmaceutical Safety
Editor’s Note: Camille King returns with Part Two of ‘When the Medicine Man Comes Knocking’. She picks up where Part One left off, with...
Camille King
Sep 27, 20224 min read
When the Medicine Man Comes Knocking: A History of the Marketing of Patent Medicines
Editor’s Note: Camille King followed her curiosity regarding a beautiful family collection of vintage medicine bottles to conduct...
Camille King
Sep 22, 202210 min read
“Ethical Displays”: AIHP’s Frank Pinchak Poster Collection
Editor’s Note: From the Collections highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest from publications and historical...
Greg Bond
Aug 5, 20214 min read
“Buried Alive in a Chemical Tomb”: The Story of the “Trip or Trap” Anti-Drug Playing Card Deck
Editor’s Note: From the Collections highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest from publications and historical...
Greg Bond
Apr 29, 20217 min read
The Misappropriation of Native/Indigenous Imagery in Pharmaceutical Advertising
Editor’s Note: From the Collections highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest from publications and historical...
Greg Bond
Apr 8, 20213 min read
The Complicated Legacy of James E. Brown (c. 1802–1853), Liberian Colonial Apothecary
Editor’s Note: From the Collections is a new feature at Points that highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest...
Greg Bond
Feb 12, 20218 min read
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