This episode contains a discussion of drug manufacturing & use during the Victorian Era. Listener discretion is strongly recommended.
*****
Victorian-Era pharmacies were groundbreaking, in that they provided the general public with easy access to health care for the first time. I explain how these establishments came about & how the services offered at Victorian pharmacies differed from those offered by physicians, & also discuss some drugs that were commonly used during this time.
*****
Email: thevictorianvarietyshow@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1
Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13
I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners!
*****
References
“Cigares de Joy.” https://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/cigares-de-joy/
Cock-Starkey, Claire. “The Lure of Laudanum, the Victorians' Favorite Drug.” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/89268/lure-laudanum-victorians-favorite-drug
Crane, Louise. “Drugs in Victorian Britain.” https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/W87wthIAACQizfap
Diniejko, Andrzej. “Victorian Drug Use.” https://victorianweb.org/science/addiction/addiction2.html
“Magee's Coca Wine.” https://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2011/06/magees-coca-wine.html
“Medical doctors in the Victorian Era.” https://steampunktribune.com/medical-doctors-in-victorian-era/
“Medicine in the 18th century.” https://www.britannica.com/science/history-of-medicine/Medicine-in-the-18th-century
O’Neill, Therese, & Scott Beggs. “25 Terrifying 18th Century Remedies for What Ails You.” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65413/15-terrifying-18th-century-remedies-what-ails-you
“Pharmacy Act 1868.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy_Act_1868
Staci, Kristen. “What Is An Apothecary? A Quick History Of Organic Pharmacies.” https://www.healthworkscollective.com/what-is-an-apothecary-a-quick-history-of-organic-pharmacies/
Trickey, Erick. “Inside the Story of America’s 19th-Century Opiate Addiction.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-story-americas-19th-century-opiate-addiction-180967673/
Waite, Kathryn. “Victorian Medicine.” https://simplehistory.co.uk/victorian-medicine/
Williams, Lana. “Apothecaries and Medicine in the Victorian Era.” https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2015/01/apothecaries-and-medicine-in-victorian.html
