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William Martindale – President of the Pharmaceutical Society 1899-1900 & Founder of ‘Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference’

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Description

Albumen print of William Martindale (1840-1902) by Maull and Fox, 187a Piccadilly, London, 1879.

William Martindale was President of the Pharmaceutical Society from 1899-1900. He established the Extra Pharmacopoeia now known as Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference in 1883.

Fact

Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference is still published by Pharmaceutical Press (PhP), the publishing arm of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.