The Prescription Archives
A collection of handwritten prescriptions from the golden age of medicine.
Paregoric and Bismuth Mixture – Dr. Olivier Caza, Skowhegan, Maine (1919)
Prescribing Doctor: Dr. Olivier CazaPatient Name: H. Cleveland (partial name, unclear)Pharmacy: G. R. Fogg, Druggist and ApothecaryDate: September 16, 1919Location: Skowhegan, Maine Transcription ℞ [Unclear: Possibly “Sulol” or similar] gr.
Aristol Prescription for E. G. Laas – Drs. Pier & Tottenham, Brenham, Texas
Prescribing Doctor: Dr. PierPatient Name: E. G. LaasPharmacy: Schirmacher’s Drug StoreDate: Undated (Estimated 1895–1910)Location: Brenham, Texas Transcription ℞ Aristol ʒii Sig: Apply as directed Interpretation This prescription directs the use
Prescription Archives Entry No. 14496
Date: Undated (Estimated late 19th to early 20th century)Pharmacy: Theo. Schirmacher, Druggist – Brenham, TexasPatient: Brown MosesPhysicians: Drs. Pier & Nicholson Transcription Pepsin Puri (U.S.P.) – ʒiiAcid Hydrochlor. Dil. –
Prescription Archives Entry: Argyrol for Julin Armstrong
Patient: Julia ArmstrongPrescribing Physician: Dr. NicholsonPharmacy: Theo. Schirmacher, Druggist, Brenham, TexasDate: Not specified (circa early 1900s) Transcription ℞ Argyrol 6.00Aqua 4 [unclear] 30.00M. Sig: Apply locally as directed. Nicholson
Dr. E. B. Minor Prescription for Ashman – Arsenic and Iron Compound
Prescribing Doctor: Dr. E. B. MinorPatient Name: Celia AshmanPharmacy: Wahr’s Pioneer DrugstoreDate: Undated (estimated 1900–1910)Location: Traverse City, Michigan Transcription ℞ Potassii arsenitis ʒij Ferri salicylatis ʒiiiss (Merrell’s) Elix. Lactopeptini q.s.
Dr. E. B. Minor Prescription for Ashman – Arsenic and Iron Compound
Every scribble tells a story. These are real prescriptions, written by hand, from a time when medicine was more art than algorithm
