History of Pharmacy Practice in the Prague Hospital "Na Františku"

History of Pharmacy Practice in the Prague Hospital " Na Františku" Student: Severinová Lenka Tutor: Doc. PhDr. Dohnal František, CSc. Social and Clinical Pharmacy Department Pharmaceutical Fakulty in Hradec Králové The Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Subject of my thesis: Historical development of the pharmaceutical work in the hospital Na Františku in Prague. Aim: To describe the history of the pharmacy and its activities from the start until today. Methods: Elaborating historical documents from the National Archive in Prague, the Czech Pharmaceutical Museum in Kuks, the Prague City Museum, the City Library of Prague, interviews with contemporaries and other thesis. Results: The history of the pharmaceutical work in the hospital Na Františku is connected especially with the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, who came to Prague after the battle of the White Mountain in December 1620. The pharmacy was probably grounded in 1624. Since that time, the pharmacy had been working without a break until 1941 when it was converted into a German military hospital. It was in 1945 when the pharmacy was renewed again. In the beginning of 1950 it was nationalized and became a part of a state company Medika. From 1960 till 1993 the pharmacy belonged to the Pharmaceutical Service of Prague and since..