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This analysis investigates the types and compositions of medications recorded in an 1830 pharmacy prescription book.

March 1, 2026

Medicines produced in Telšiai pharmacy (Vilnius governorate): analysis of prescription book from 1830

Key Points

This analysis investigates the types and compositions of medications recorded in an 1830 pharmacy prescription book.
Examined prescription entries for details on medication composition, form, usage, and pricing.
Analyzed the roles of physicians involved in prescriptions and production methods noted in the book.
Evaluated the social status of patients based on prescriptions recorded.
Identified various medications used for treating patients in 1830s Telšiai.
Revealed predominant therapeutic principles utilized by the pharmacist.
Described patient demographics, indicating socio-economic status from prescription patterns.

Abstract

The Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy has a prescription book by a pharmacist Teodor. Geldner from Telˇsiai (the tsarist Russia’s Lithuanian Vilnius Governorate), dated 1830. Each medication that was produced at the pharmacy had to be registered in this book. The entries included the composition of the drug, its form, usage, price, the physician’s name, and (sometimes) the method of production. This paper presents the content analysis of this book. The study revealed which medicines were used for the treatment of patients back then, which principles of therapy predominated, and what the social status of the patients was.

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