title: The worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London.
abstract: The Society of Apothecaries is both a City livery company and an examining authority for the medical profession. Founded in 1617 by the royal apothecary Gideon de Laune leading a breakaway group from the Grocers' Company, the Society was instrumental in raising the status of apothecaries as general practitioners. Under the Apothecaries' Act (1815) the Society examined for the LSA and it now awards the LMSSA (Licence in Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries) and postgraduate diplomas, while maintaining the civic, charitable, and ceremonial traditions of a livery company of the City of London.
authors.affiliation: penelope@reformed.demon.co.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hunting
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000266:history; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000266:history; D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008131:London; D012957:Societies, Pharmaceutical / Q000266:history*