Editorial

Abstract

In the framework of the commemorative celebration of the centenary of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, it is appropriate to make a historical reflection in which the timeline indicates in order that between the years 1401 to 1500 that made up the 15th century well called the century of innovations, people were prepared to obtain the title of "master apothecary", then according to the order of events in 1527 and 1528 history indicates that authorized doctors and apothecaries with technical - scientific knowledge of pharmacopoeia, chemistry and botany arrived in Guatemala; since by law apothecaries had to prepare medicines in compliance with the instructions of the Spanish pharmacopoeias, MacDonald Kanter and Chután Alvarado (2014)1. Going back in time, it can be mentioned that in the year 1840, Pharmacy studies were carried out at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala. This is consistent with the fact that medicine is the genesis of the pharmaceutical sciences. In this context, it can be noted that formal pharmacy education in Guatemala began one hundred years ago. This historical context underscores the work that the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy of the Tercentennial University of San Carlos of Guatemala has done in the intellectual and professional training of generation after generation of Guatemalans in the pharmaceutical sciences, based on dialectical theory and principles. This has led to the development of other specialized programs that together have contributed to the country's medical and social development.