Tax, medicines and the law : from quackery to pharmacy / Chantal Stebbings.

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

xv, 240 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Proprietary medicines and the fiscal state -- The medicine stamp duty and the authority of law -- The tax and the profession of pharmacy -- The tax and the integrity of medicines -- The demise of the tax.