New Developing Treatments display at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s (RPSGB) Museum has launched a new Developing Treatments display to mark National Science and Engineering Week (07-16 March 2008). Visitors will be able to explore medicines specifically targeted at men, women and children in history and today; such as what Victorian pharmacists sold for teething babies, what was in a "female pill" or whether there are cures for "man flu".

Medicines in the display include bear’s grease for baldness, ipecacuanha for whooping cough and mugwort for hysteria. Other items range from a rhinoceros horn to an “electro-medical” teething necklace and the story is brought up to date with contemporary treatments for whooping cough, the menopause, and erectile dysfunction among many others.

The free display is on show in the RPSGB’s reception area, and is open to all visitors Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.