They Sold Drugs
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Famous People Who Were Once Pharmacists
The first professional pharmacies are said to have been in Baghdad in the 13th century. As a practice distinct from that of medicine and healing, modern pharmacies developed in the 18th century, and by the 20th century had expanded to include general merchandise and even food counters. Below we list several famous people who at some point spent time behind the pharmacist's counter.