Foreword—Remington 23rd edition
There is arguably no textbook that has been more influen-
tial on the profession of pharmacy than Remington: The
Science and Practice of Pharmacy. First Authored by
Joseph Remington in 1885, an eminent pharmacist and
long-serving faculty member and the second dean of
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP), the textbook
has been published continuously since then and as such, I
am proud to introduce the 23rd edition of Remington. As
an alumnus of PCP (now part of University of the
Sciences) and it’s 16th dean, I am particularly delighted
that the newest edition of Remington is being edited once
again by a PCP faculty member, Dr. Adeboye Adejare
who “moved mountains” to bring Remington to fruition.
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
will be forever tied to the legacy of PCP and the profes-
sion of pharmacy. Joseph Remington was profoundly
influenced by William Proctor Jr—another PCP faculty
member—and considered by many to be the father of
American Pharmacy. Further, Remington is being pub-
lished to coincide with the 2021 bicentennial of the
founding of PCP, the first college of pharmacy in the
nation and often considered the birthplace of American
Pharmacy. There can be no better tribute to our
profession.
I found it profound that Professor Remington, in the
Preface to the first edition (a reproduction which is
included in this edition!), wrote, “The rapid and substan-
tial progress made in Pharmacy within the last decade has
created a necessity for a work treating of the improved
apparatus, the revised processes, and the recently
introduced preparations of the age.” Even more so than
the late 19th century, the profession continues to rapidly
evolve and Remington continues to serve us as both a
valuable reference text and a record of pharmacy’s prog-
ress over the last 135 years. Our profession is unique
among the sciences and health-care arenas in that it is
truly a science and practice profession. The original sec-
tions of Remington detailing the pharmaceutical apparatus
and the listings of inorganic and organic chemical sub-
stances of the day, which may seem irrelevant and foreign
to the contemporary pharmacist, have been replaced with
chapters such as therapeutic antibodies and molecular pro-
filing. In Remington’s time (and for many years thereaf-
ter) the practice of pharmacy was much closer aligned to
a shopkeeper than a health-care provider. The ever-
changing role of pharmacists in the direct care of patients
is elucidated in chapters such as point-of-care testing and
the role of the pharmacist in the COVID-19 pandemic.
This truly is a marvelous and comprehensive textbook!
For many seasoned pharmacists, Remington was the
pharmacy textbook. We no longer carry this massive
tome under our arms, but the book (in particular the elec-
tronic version!) will continue to inspire generations of stu-
dents, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical scientists for years
to come.
Edward F. Foote
Dean, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,
University of the Sciences,
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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