Abstract

GODINEZ RESENDIZ, Rogelio; SCHIFTER ACEVES, Liliana  and  ORTIZ REYNOSO, Mariana. Arrival of Injection Ampoules into Mexico and the United States. Differences and Similarities in Pharmaceutical Practice (1896-1939). Estud. hist. mod. contemp. Mex [online]. 2019, n.57, pp.239-287.  Epub Apr 30, 2020. ISSN 0185-2620.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24485004e.2019.57.68411.

At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, injection ampoules were introduced in Mexico and the United States having different perceptions from local pharmacists. While in Mexico the ampoules reception was favorable, in the United States they were received with disbelief. This caused important differences on ampoules production and popularization in the mentioned countries. The aim of this paper is to analyze the divergences and similarities within the kick off of processing injection ampoules in Mexico and the United States. It is evidenced that these processes were influenced by both therapeutic and drug manufacturing models of the time, which also determined most of main characteristics of the pharmaceutical profession in each nation.

Keywords : injection ampoules; Mexico; United States; 19th century; 20th century; pharmacists; history of pharmacy; history of science; history of technology.

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