Edinburgh
The RPS Scotland Office is located in a beautiful Georgian four story town house. The RPS in Scotland supports, promotes and leads the pharmacy profession across all sectors of pharmacy in Scotland. As well as the RPS in Scotland Offices, the building features the RPS Scottish Collection, which explores the history of Scottish Pharmacy. This includes a stunning Victorian drug run, features our display of poison bottles and a collection of historical medicines.
See displays of medicines, our stunning Victorian drug run, and get to grips with out handling collection.
Learn more about the history of the building and pharmacy in Scotland, from the Pharmaceutical Society’s beginnings in Edinburgh, to present day.
Visitors can talk to pharmacists working today to find out what a career in pharmacy might look like, and find out about how Team Scotland advocates for pharmacists practicing in Scotland
Our Museum Manager will be on hand to answer questions about the collection, displays and the RPS.
Visitors can then take a self-guided tour of pharmaceutical Edinburgh via our website: https://museum.rpharms.com/exhibitions/a-journey-through-pharmaceutical-edinburgh/
Facilities
Additional Access Information
Wheelchair access is available to our basement level, which features our Museum space, only.
Gallery
Key Information
There’s no need to prebook, but you can register your interest at Museum@rpharms.com
Where to find us
Address
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland
- 44 Melville Street
- Edinburgh
- EH3 7HF