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The Nobel Prize is an international award given for exceptional performances that have catalysed the development of mankind. In 1895, Alfred Nobel declared the prizes to be awarded in the fields of chemistry, medicine or physiology, physics, literature and peace. As stated in his will, the awards for each category would annually be chosen by the designated institutions, and the winner of which would acquire a significant sum of money [1]. Later, in the year of 1969, the category of economic sciences was introduced in memory of the founder himself, Alfred Nobel [2]. The addition of this new category opens up a debatable question of whether there should be awards given in other fields especially that of pharmacy.

In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming made the historic discovery of penicillin, an antibiotic which is widely used in the modern world. The story of penicillin began when the bacteriologist observed that his culture of staphylococcus had been contaminated by a fungus. Where the mould was present the bacteria had ceased growth. He realised that the fungus belonged to the Penicillium genus and as a result was given the name penicillin. With the aid of his colleagues Dr. Chain and Sir. Florey, a potent antibiotic had been produced. This has provided a significant breakthrough in therapeutics and so was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1945 [3]. The Nobel Prize for penicillin could have been awarded for pharmacy instead of physiology or medicine. This is due to the fact that I believe pharmacy is a subject that focuses on the preparation and dispensing of drugs. When penicillin was first discovered, it could not of have been used as an antibiotic straight away. Instead the scientists had to correctly prepare and ...

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...r exceptional work. In the 21st century, I believe that there are many other ways to get praised for the contribution someone has made to the world. This includes publication of their work in a well-known scientific journal or the appearance in media. Surely one does not devote their time and knowledge just to win the Nobel Prize. A great pharmacist does not need to receive a Nobel Prize in pharmacy for their contribution to mankind; instead their work can be praised by the community that they have contributed to.

In conclusion, I am convinced that there should not be a Nobel Prize for pharmacy. The Nobel Prize was the idea of Sir Alfred Nobel and so we should not make changes to what was stated on his will. For this reason I believe that creating a Nobel Prize for pharmacy would be immoral and the best we could do is to interpret his concept of the Nobel Prize.