Pharmacy Privilege
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Pharmacy privilege was an exclusive right granted by the government for opening and operating pharmacies, established in Russia by Peter I in 1701 to attract foreign pharmacists and combat illegal drug sales. This system guaranteed income to pharmacy owners and remained in place until the October Revolution.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Pharmacy Privilege, an exclusive right granted by the government to legal or physical persons for the opening and operation of a pharmacy, simultaneously establishing a certain norm of inhabitants per pharmacy. The pharmacy privilege, also called a pharmacy monopoly, exists in countries with a permit system for establishing pharmacies and aims to ensure the conscientious dispensing of medications by guaranteeing income to the pharmacy owner. In Russia, the pharmacy privilege was first established by a decree of Peter I in 1701 and had the goals: 1) attracting foreigners to establish pharmacies, ensuring them a corresponding income, and 2) combating the trade in medicines in green and spice shops. The pharmacy privilege existed in our country until the October Revolution and was zealously guarded by interested pharmacy owners.
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“Pharmacy Privilege.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/pharmacy-privilege/