Historical and legal prerequisites of the formation of the basis of pharmaceutical activity in the Ancient world

The article examines the historical and legal foundations of formation pharmaceutical activity in ancient world, which determined specifics its further development. topicality topic is due to fact that effective support as most accessible source obtaining necessary medicines medical products for citizens conditions a pandemic war has become extremely important. But order predict direction modernization any phenomenon, it first all study occurrence stages Therefore, determine directions improving legislation, considered investigate prerequisites emergence an object regulation.To achieve goal, author used wide methodological toolkit science, including methods hypothetical reverse analysis synthesis, casual analogy, extrapolation, comparison, logical axiomatic methods.According results research, summarized pharmacy (the prototype modern activity) originated element medicine began develop composition until was separated into independent type activity. This period history can be conditionally divided three major stages. first, longest, begins with appearance man ends writing early civilizations. We have not found documentary sources would indicate provision (including pharmaceutical) assistance during this normalized. second lasts several millennia 1st millennium BC, when medicine, pharmacy, became scientific attention. third marks flowering characterized by attempts standardize such activities norms Roman law. stage parallel fall Rome 5th century. not. It were laid, many ways process separation