[1750-1850: French apothecaries and pharmacists in Antilles (the West Indies) and Latin America, and their relationship with France].

At the end of the XIXth century and at the beginning XXth century, various types of pharmacists: civilian pharmacists, military pharmacists, explorers, hospital pharmacists, according to their personal motivations and military expeditions in the region during the French Revolution and the Empire. Among the reasons for the colonisation started by the European countries was the botanic exploration which was a key reason at that period of time and several pharmacists were part of it: Fusée-Aublet, Lherminier, Gaudichaud, for example. Beside this last one, other military pharmacists were part of the "Saint-Domingue" military expedition, the island becoming independant as soon as 1803 against the wish of Bonaparte. The expedition appeared to be a military and sanitary disaster and several pharmacists died. Several civilian pharmacists were also present in Antilles during this period, such as Pierre-Daniel Beauperthuy, a guadeloupean pharmacists around 1805. All pharmacists then took an active participation to the first phase of the french colonisation history which will then expand, all along XIXth century outside of Antilles area.