what did an apothecary work in
An apothecary /ÉËpÉÎ¸É¨kÉri/ was a medical professional who formulated and dispensed materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients.pothecary derives from the Ancient Greek word á¼ÏÎ¿Î¸Î®ÎºÎ· (apothá¸kÄ, âa repository, storehouseâ), Latin apotheca (ârepository, storehouse, warehouseâ), Old French apotecaire, from Medieval Latin apothecarius (âstorekeeperâ), from apotheca (âshop, storeâ), which eventually came to mean an Apothecary, or Pharmacist.