The professions of pharmacy and medicine began to split during the

Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs Prof. William Procter (1817-1872) founded the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1852 . He is known as the father of pharmacy. Pharmacy is an independent science from the first third of the 19th century. Before that she was part from the medicine.
The professions of pharmacy and medicine began to split during the first third of the 19th century.