apothecary [noun, a·poth· e· cary | \ ə-ˈpä-thə-ˌker-ē]

1. one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
2. pharmacy
3. a student-run creative arts magazine for health, illness, and healing based at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

In the literal sense, an apothecary is a person or a place that dispenses drugs for a specific ailment. While we believe in the efficacy of evidence-based medicine and scientific discovery, we also believe in the power of writing and art as an antidote to suffering and pain. A flu vaccine and the honeyed chatter of a hospital lobby. A chemotherapy regimen and the stillness of a lover’s slumber in a nearby waiting room.

The Apothecary is dedicated to building an online and open-access journal for narratives that weave together the realms of medicine and the humanities. Rafael Campo taught us that illness is an uncertain muse, but we can decisively use the arts a medium to rationalize, reflect, and revere a metamorphic moment or journey.

So tells us your truths. Wonder with us.