Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2014 Volume 142, Issue 11-12, Pages: 768-776
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1412768A
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Contribution of pharmacists to the Development of Healthcare culture in Vranje by the end of the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century
Arsić Jasmina (Pharmacy „Vranje”, Vranje)
Krajnović Dušanka (Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Belgrade)
Arsić Srboljub (Health Center Vranje, Gynecology-Obstetrics Department, Vranje)
Milošević-Georgiev Andrijana (Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Belgrade)
Marinković Valentina (Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Belgrade)
Introduction. Healthcare enlightenment and healthcare culture in Vranje and
its region were under Turkish influence until the liberation in 1878, when
the organization of education, schooling and healthcare were initiated in the
Vranje region Objective. The aims of this study were to shed light on the
beginning of the development of pharmaceutical personnel, and their
contribution to healthcare culture development in Vranje and its region, with
a focus on healthcare legislation and its impact on pharmaceutical service
availability, and the analysis of pharmaceutical personnel development within
the healthcare services. Methods. We used the methods of documentation
analysis and the desk analysis of the secondary information. Results. At the
beginning of the 19th century healthcare services in Vranje were still
inexistent. After the liberation from the Turks, Naum’s medical office with
pharmacy was opened in Vranje. Although it did not comply with regulations,
it presented the only formal source of supply of medications and sanitary
material, and as such it gave its contribution to healhcare service at that
time in Vranje. Mr ph. Stevan Varjacic, 1st class pharmacy assistant, worked
at a temporary hospital from 1880 until January 1881, suppling with
medications soldiers and residents of Vranje. The development of
pharmaceutical schooling began in 1883, when a pharmacy was opened by the
pharmacist Velimir Karic according to the Law on Healthcare Organization and
People’s Healthcare Maintenance. By the end of the 1930s there were ten
civilian healthcare institutions in Vranje, even three of which were
pharmacies. By the end of 1948, they were nationalized, and were renamed the
City National Pharmacy of Vranje. Conclusion. By the end of the 10th century,
passing of the legislation on the regulations of pharmaceutical industry
within healthcare services had an impact on Vranje that resulted in opening
pharmacies with educated pharmaceutical personnel. Pharmacy owners changed,
and the quality and continuity of medical supplies was always secured.
Keywords: healthcare culture, pharmacists, pharmacies, Vranje