Idris Yaybulak (1899-1970): A pharmacist who made significant contributions to society through his professional initiatives and social service endeavors

Year 2025, Volume: 29 Issue: 1, 424 - 435

Burcu Şen , Resul Kose

Abstract

Following the initiation of medicine production in the 1830s, pharmacists in Türkiye progressively rose in
number, facilitating the advancement of the national pharmaceutical industry. In the aftermath of World War I,
pharmacists, who intensified their efforts, made significant contributions to the profession across different fields and
served the public in unity following the proclamation of the Republic, supporting one another. They have consistently
endeavored to foster innovation through the development of various pharmaceuticals. The data about one of them,
Pharm. Idris Yaybulak (1899-1970), has been restricted in the literature. This study aims to gather and elucidate
information regarding his life and contributions to pharmacy and social services. He took his pharmacy education in
Russia. In addition to providing pharmacy counseling to patients in his pharmacy, he contributed to health care by
producing various pharmaceuticals and products in his pharmacy laboratory, and also established a formulary Idris
Formüleri to assist his colleagues and distributed it at no cost. He contributed to the advancement of the pharmaceutical
industry, participated in the founding of the Türkiye Tıbbi Müstahzar Sanayi ve Laboratuvarları Cemiyeti (Society of
Pharmaceuticals Industry and Laboratories of Turkey), and benefited society by engaging in civil and social service
initiatives. He believed the power of the collobrations between pharmacists to solve problems and conflicts, and also
tried to help pharmacists for simplifing the complex pharmacy practices and did a lot of works to obtain standardisation
and quality system, in Turkey. In addition to his social and professional contributions, he supported Turkey's
professional and economic development in many ways by providing health services from his pharmacy and later his
laboratory.

Keywords

Idris Yaybulak, pharmacy, pharmaceutical production, pharmacy history, social services

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