The NHS prescription cost is capped at £9.90, but what did an apothecary charge in 1678? 💊
The bill from Oct 1678 for the treatment of Elizabeth Noel includes 'a cordial potion' and 'six purging pills', coming to £1 3s 3d, nearly £200 today.
📷 COL/CA/05/01/0001, @thelondonarchives.bsky.social
