Rhazes on Pharmacy

Pharmaceuticals were originated from herbal, animal and mineral sources in ancient medicine. Making syrups, Tablets and other drugs is a part of Islamic medicine. Some of the Muslim physicians were pharmacists as well. Muhammad ibn Zakariya Râzī was a great physician that a significant part of his works is devoted to pharmacy. This article is a study on the influence and role of Razi and his ideas about drugs. The results of this research shows that Râzī’s profession on Chemistry and properties of minerals, enabled him to produce new drugs. He presented numerous instructions for caking of compound drugs that was unprecedented among Muslims. Razi’s method was easy; he used food instead of drugs. He knew the drugs nature and harms. He was, firstly, used alcohol for disinfection, mercury as a laxative and also using some pharmaceutical compounds for abirritating. He also cited drugs for Veterinary.