Though Egyptian medicine dates from 2900 B.C., best record of Egyptian knowledge of drugs and compounding is the Papyrus Ebers, collection of 800 prescriptions. Dictating to a scribe, the head pharmacist directed compounding in a temple drug room.
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Pfizer; Source: Research; Research date: 06/23/2015