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STATUTORY ROLE The primary objective of the RPSGB is to lead, regulate (as a Statutory Instrument ) develop and promote the pharmaceutical profession. All Pharmacist s in Great Britain (approximately 44,000) must be registered with the Society. The Society is unusual amongst healthcare regulators in that it has its own inspectorate. To become a member of the Society an individual must usually have completed a s (FRPharmS) may also be awarded. RPSGB is currently subject in controversy over it's plans to Increase The Cost Of Registration By 50% . HISTORY The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was founded on April 15 1841 by William Allen FRS , Jacob Bell , Daniel Hanbury , John Bell and other London chemists and druggists, at a meeting in the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand , London . William Allen was its first President, and the society quickly took premises at 17 Bloomsbury Square , London where a School of Pharmacy was established in which botany and materia medica were an important part of the students’ curriculum. In 1843 , Queen Victoria granted the Society its Royal Charter . In 1988 , Queen Elizabeth II agreed that the title "Royal" should be granted to the society. PUBLISHING The society also operates the two divisions of RPS Publishing;-
ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has had a museum collection since 1842. The exhibits cover all aspects of British pharmacy history, and include:
Since 2002 the Society has concentrated on developing the collection of historical and contemporary proprietary medicines. The museum may be visited by appointment. SEE ALSO
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