Association of Women Pharmacists

Of particular interest, the fight for women s entry into the Pharmaceutical Society, though conducted in an earlier period, shows interesting parallels with the battle for membership of the Chemical Society. Pharmacy also provides a contrast to chemistry in that the Association of Women Pharmacists became a strong focus for women, unlike the short-lived Women Chemists Dining Club (see Chap. 2). 

The need for the Association of Women Pharmacists became apparent once more during the backlash of the 1922-1929 period. For example, in 1922, the Pharmaceutical Journal contained a letter from A Pharmacist ... 

Recovery came by 1937, when women made up 10% of the names on the Register, although the first woman President was not elected until 1947.53 The National Association of Women Pharmacists continues to thrive today.54... 

Borrowman was active with the Association of Women Pharmacists from its founding. In 1924, she was the first woman to be invited onto the Board of Examiners of the Pharmaceutical Society, an appointment she held until 1937. She was also elected President of the South-West London Chemists Association. Among other activities, she helped compile Pharmacopedia with Edmund White and John Humphrey.58... 

Another pioneer stalwart of the Association of Women Pharmacists, Elsie Hooper,68 bom in 1880, passed the Major examination in 1902. Hooper was probably one of the most prominent early women researchers in pharmacy.58 In 1901, she was the first woman to be awarded the Redwood Research Scholarship and in 1903, she was the first woman recipient of the Burroughs Research Scholarship. 

Renouf was another founder member of the Association of Women Pharmacists, and she was the Treasurer from 1907 until 1916. She, too, was a signatory of the 1909 letter to Chemical News (see Chap. 2). Hooper and Renouf overlapped in... 

Hudson, B. (September 2004). The petticoat peril on the pavement Women s pharmacy history in Lambeth. Newsletter, National Association of Women Pharmacists 8. 

Women s Hospital conducted a study designed to measure the effect of a single pharmacist s participation on medical rounds on the rate of preventable adverse drug events in an intensive care unitJ The participation of an experienced BCPS was associated with a 66% reduction in preventable adverse drug events and approximately 270,000 in annual cost savings to the hospital. The BCPS was accepted as a member of the multidisciplinary team, and the researchers noted that mutual cooperation and positive interpersonal relationships between the pharmacy and medical staff were vital criteria for successful pharmacist interventions. 

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